Question

Gandhiji inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement on 6^th April 1930, at Sabarmati; the Movement was simultaneously inaugurated in Maharashtra at _____ , a suburb of Bombay, on 6^th April 1930. 
1. Wadala
2. Vadibundar
3. Vile Parle
4. Andheri

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Vile Parle

The correct answer Vile Parle.

• The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi when British Government not given a positive response to his eleven demands.
• Mahatma Gandhi had decided to make salt the central formula for Civil Disobedience Movement.
• This movement was injected with the ideology of disobeying laws, demands, and commands of the Government.
• Ambalal Sarabhai and Kasturbhai Lakhai gave their cooperation to Motilal Nehru in removing the barriers.
• CWC authorized to launch a program of civil disobedience including non-payment of taxes and all members of legislatures asked to resign their seats

• Abbas Tayabji was a leader of the nationalist Muslims in Bombay.

• In Tamil Nadu, C. Rajagopalachari led a march from Tiruchirapally to Vedaranniyam.
• In Malabar, K. Kelappan led a march from Calicut to Payyannur.
• The number of participants was much more in the Civil Disobedience movement as compared to the Non-Cooperation movement.
• Foreign imports of cloth and cigarettes fell by half. Government income from land revenue and liquor excise also took a hit.