In which of the following years was the civil disobedience campaign completely ceased?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2 - 1934
The civil disobedience campaign completely ceased in 1934.
The civil disobedience movement was a mass civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian National Congress, and other nationalist groups in British India between 1930 and 1934. It was a part of wider Indian independence movement and aimed to achieve swaraj or self-rule.
The movement was suspended in March 1931 after the Gandhi–Irwin Pact was signed. However, it was resumed in January 1932 after the failure of the Second Round Table Conference. The movement was finally withdrawn in April 1934 after Gandhi began a fast unto death to protest against the treatment of untouchables.
The other options are incorrect:
- 1917 was the year of the Russian Revolution.
- 1923 was the year of the Non-Cooperation Movement.
- 1943 was the year of the Bengal famine.