A 1930 police report from Bihar and Orissa noted spectacular, but small-scale, attempts at illicit salt manufacture in a few places. What did it see as the most probable line of attack?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The boycott of liquor shops and the infringement of forest laws
Option (1) Resistance to the Police when they tried to seize salt made from sea water — Incorrect. This happened in Madras, at Vizagapatam, where people opposed the Police seizing salt made by boiling sea water.
Option (2) The non-payment of the water-tax and a movement around the National Flag — Incorrect. These two were expected in Punjab: a revived water-tax agitation in Multan and a National Flag movement at Gujranwala.
Option (3) The desertion of schools and colleges and large public meetings — Incorrect. This was reported from Nagpur in the Central Provinces and Berar, where schools and colleges emptied on 12 March.
Option (4) The boycott of liquor shops and the infringement of forest laws — Correct. The Bihar and Orissa report expected liquor-shop boycotts and the breaking of forest laws to be the main form of protest, since salt making there was small in scale.