Which of the following pairs, on events celebrated or reported by the police in 1930, is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 12th of March - Celebrated as the day of inaugurating the civil disobedience campaign
Option (1) Arrest of Vallabh Bhai Patel - Celebrated by a crowd at Nagpur — Incorrect. Patel's arrest caused little excitement outside Congress circles. The Nagpur crowd met to congratulate Gandhi on starting his march.
Option (2) 12th of March - Celebrated as the day of inaugurating the civil disobedience campaign — Correct. The police noted that the 12th of March was celebrated as the day the civil disobedience campaign was inaugurated.
Option (3) Vividh Vritt - Wrote that both action and inaction of the government would injure it — Incorrect. This was the argument of Kesari. Vividh Vritt, a moderate paper, called the movement futile.
Option (4) J.M. Sengupta - Organised a meeting at Nagpur to congratulate Gandhi — Incorrect. Sengupta formed an All-Bengal Civil Disobedience Council. The Nagpur meeting was organised by the Nagpur Nagar Congress Committee.
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