Identify the correct statements regarding the ‘Salt-March’:
A. On 12 March 1930, Gandhiji began walking from his ashram at Sabarmati towards the ocean.
B. Lord Irwin was the Viceroy of India during the famous ‘Salt March’ of 1930.
C. The progress of ‘Salt March’ can be traced from an important source: the London newsmagazine, London News.
D. The progress of Gandhiji’s march can also be traced from the secret-reports filed by the police officials.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
A. On 12 March 1930, Gandhiji began walking from his ashram at Sabarmati towards the ocean. Correct. Gandhiji set out from Sabarmati on 12 March 1930 and reached the sea three weeks later, where he made a fistful of salt and so broke the law.
B. Lord Irwin was the Viceroy of India during the famous ‘Salt March’ of 1930. Correct. Gandhiji had given advance notice of the march to the Viceroy, Lord Irwin, but Irwin failed to grasp its significance.
C. The progress of ‘Salt March’ can be traced from an important source: the London newsmagazine, London News. Incorrect. The source is the American newsmagazine, Time. It first mocked Gandhiji’s looks and doubted that the march would reach its destination, but within a week it had changed its mind.
D. The progress of Gandhiji’s march can also be traced from the secret-reports filed by the police officials. Correct. Police officials were sent to monitor his movements, and their secret reports record the speeches he gave in the villages on the way.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.1 Dandi … Although Gandhiji had given advance notice of his ‘Salt March’ to the Viceroy Lord Irwin, Irwin failed to grasp the significance of the action. On 12 March 1930, Gandhiji began walking from his ashram at Sabarmati towards the ocean.… … The progress of Gandhiji’s march to the seashore can be traced from the secret reports filed by the police officials deputed to monitor his movements.… … The progress of the Salt March can also be traced from another source: the American newsmagazine, Time. This, to begin with, scorned at Gandhiji’s looks, writing with disdain of his ‘spindly frame’ and his ‘spidery loins’. Thus in its first report on the march, Time was deeply sceptical of the Salt March reaching its destination.…” |