Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Question:

Read the passage and answer the question :

The volume of information being gained daily shows how wickedly the salt tax has been designed. In order to prevent the use of salt that has not paid the tax which is at times even fourteen times its value, the Government destroys the salt it cannot sell profitably. Thus it taxes the nation's vital necessity; it prevents the public from manufacturing it and destroys what nature manufactures without effort. No adjective is strong enough for characterising this wicked dog-in the-manger policy. From various sources I hear tales of such wanton destruction of the nation's property in all parts of India. Maunds if not tons of salt are said to be destroyed on the Konkan coast. The same tale comes from Dandi. Wherever there is likelihood of natural salt being taken away by the people living in the neighbourhood of such areas for their personal use, salt officers are posted for the sole purpose of carrying on destruction. Thus valuable national property is destroyed at national expense and salt taken out of the mouths of the people.

Which of the following is NOT True of the speeches given by Gandhi on this March to the seashore?

Options:

He called upon officials to renounce government employment.

If you are out for 'Swaraj', you must serve untouchables.

For 'Swaraj', Hindus, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs will have to unite.

You will attain "Swaraj' merely by repealing of the salt taxes and other taxes.

Correct Answer:

You will attain "Swaraj' merely by repealing of the salt taxes and other taxes.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → You will attain "Swaraj' merely by repealing of the salt taxes and other taxes.

Gandhi's speeches during the Salt March emphasized the broader goal of achieving "Swaraj" or self-rule, which involved various aspects of social and political change. While the salt tax was a significant issue, he did not suggest that the attainment of Swaraj would occur solely through the repeal of salt taxes and other taxes.

Gandhi's message was more comprehensive, including the need for unity among different religious communities, service to untouchables, and encouraging officials to renounce government employment as reflected in statements (1), (2), and (3).

So, the correct option is [4].