What did a 1930 Fortnightly Report from Bengal say about the results of illicit salt making in the mufassal?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Very little salt had actually been manufactured
Option (1) Very little salt had actually been manufactured — Correct. The Bengal report played the effort down: very little salt had actually been made, and most of it was confiscated.
Option (2) Large stocks of salt were being sold openly in markets — Incorrect. No open sale of large stocks is reported. The salt made was small in amount and mostly seized.
Option (3) Salt was made at a cost far above the market price — Incorrect. Making salt at many times the market price of clean salt was reported from Jubbalpore in the Central Provinces.
Option (4) Strong resistance met the police seizures of salt — Incorrect. Resistance to salt seizure was reported from Vizagapatam in Madras. Elsewhere that resistance was called half hearted.