The 1930 United Provinces police report lists eleven towns where the Salt Act was openly defied; the Bengal report speaks of Gandhi's march and meetings. What do they suggest about Civil Disobedience?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The response to the campaign differed from one province to another
Option (1) Bengal showed more open defiance of the Salt Act than the United Provinces — Incorrect. The open defiance was in the United Provinces, in eleven towns. Bengal saw meetings, but little enthusiasm for salt-breaking.
Option (2) Officials in both provinces judged a serious conflagration to be close at hand — Incorrect. The Bengal official judged a serious conflagration to be slight for the present, so this was not the view of both.
Option (3) Both provinces showed great enthusiasm for Gandhi's form of protest — Incorrect. Bengal showed little enthusiasm for Gandhi's form of civil disobedience, so great enthusiasm did not mark both provinces.
Option (4) The response to the campaign differed from one province to another — Correct. Police reports let a historian see the movement province by province. The Salt Act was defied in many United Provinces towns.