Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who among the following persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow women to join the Salt Satyagraha movement?

Options:

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Annie Besant

Ashalata Sen

Ambabai

Correct Answer:

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow women to join the Salt Satyagraha movement.

Chattopadhyay was a socialist activist and a leading figure in the Indian independence movement. She was a strong advocate for women's rights, and she believed that women should play an active role in the struggle for freedom.

In 1930, Gandhi launched the Salt Satyagraha movement in protest of the British government's salt tax. The movement involved breaking the law by making and selling salt without paying the tax.

Initially, Gandhi was hesitant to allow women to join the movement. He was concerned that they would be subjected to violence from the British police. However, Chattopadhyay persuaded him that women were just as capable as men of participating in the movement.

Chattopadhyay and other women activists played a leading role in the Salt Satyagraha movement. They organized protests and marched alongside men to the sea to make salt. They were also arrested and imprisoned for their participation in the movement.

The Salt Satyagraha movement was a major success. It helped to galvanize public support for the Indian independence movement, and it eventually led to the repeal of the salt tax.