Identify the odd one out from the following places, with reference to the towns where the police report of 1930 recorded open defiance of the Salt Act:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Gujranwala
Option (1) Etawah — Incorrect. Etawah is one of the United Provinces towns where the Salt Act was openly defied.
Option (2) Mainpuri — Incorrect. Mainpuri closes the same United Provinces list of towns that openly defied the Salt Act.
Option (3) Rae Bareli — Incorrect. Rae Bareli also appears among the United Provinces towns where the Salt Act was openly defied.
Option (4) Gujranwala — Correct. Gujranwala is in Punjab. The report expected a movement in connection with the National Flag there, not open Salt Act defiance, so it is the odd one.
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