A Madras police report of March 1930 said that the possibility of Gandhi's arrest, which he seemed to be courting, was viewed with considerable misgiving. Which reason does it give?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → He was held in such personal reverence by the Hindu public generally
Option (1) General opinion regarded his march as serious and his programme as practical — Incorrect. The report gives the reverse: general opinion thought his march theatrical and his programme impracticable.
Option (2) Ladies were attending civil disobedience meetings in increasing numbers — Incorrect. Growing attendance of ladies at meetings was noted in the Bengal report.
Option (3) Councils for civil disobedience had already been formed in the province — Incorrect. Councils of civil disobedience were formed in Bengal, by J.M. Sengupta and the provincial Congress committee.
Option (4) He was held in such personal reverence by the Hindu public generally — Correct. Even those who doubted his plan worried about his arrest, because he was held in such personal reverence by the Hindu public. An arrest could stir wide feeling.