A police report of the first half of March 1930 describes the public response to Gandhi's campaign by province. Which pair is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bengal - Meetings held excite little or no interest
Option (1) Bihar and Orissa - Mr. J.M. Sengupta formed a civil disobedience council — Incorrect. Sengupta's All-Bengal council belongs to the Bengal section of the report.
Option (2) Bengal - Meetings held excite little or no interest — Correct. The Bengal district reports say the meetings excite little or no interest and leave no deep mark on the general population. This fits the officials' wish to play down Gandhi's appeal.
Option (3) Central Provinces and Berar - Talk of a campaign to withhold the chaukidari tax — Incorrect. The chaukidari tax campaign is reported from Bihar and Orissa.
Option (4) Bombay - The arrest of Vallabh Bhai Patel caused little excitement outside Congress circles — Incorrect. The remark on Patel's arrest is in the section on the Central Provinces and Berar.