Question

The place where Dandi Salt March happened lies in the present-day state of:
1. Delhi
2. Gujarat
3. Kashmir
4. Kerala

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Gujarat

The correct answer is Gujarat.

• Dandi is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the city of Navsari in Gujarat.
• The 1882 Salt Act empowered the British for the collection of salt tax and manufacture of salt.
• Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha was a major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mahatma Gandhi in March–April 1930.
• The Dandi Satyagraha was a major act of nonviolent civil disobedience.
• Starting from Sabarmati Ashram on 12th March 1930 till Dandi, to break the salt law by producing salt from seawater.