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Civil Disobedience Movement (1930) GK Questions & Answers
Following the historic declaration of Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence) at the Lahore Congress session of December 1929 presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated the Civil Disobedience Movement with the historic Dandi March. On March 12, 1930, Gandhi commenced a 240-mile trek from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi alongside 78 chosen satyagrahis, reaching the destination on April 5 and ceremonially breaking the British Salt Law on April 6, 1930. The movement quickly generalized across the country: C. Rajagopalachari led the Vedaranyam Salt March in Tamil Nadu; K. Kelappan organized marches in Malabar; Sarojini Naidu, Imam Saheb, and Manilal Gandhi led the non-violent raid on the Dharasana Salt Works; and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi) mobilized the Khudai Khidmatgars (Red Shirts) in Peshawar. The British administration arrested over 60,000 participants and convened the First Round Table Conference in London (1930), which Congress boycotted. Protracted negotiations culminated in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed on March 5, 1931, resulting in the release of non-violent political prisoners and Congress participation in the Second Round Table Conference.
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Gandhi launched the Dandi March on March 12, 1930, walking 240 miles with 78 volunteers to defy the colonial Salt Monopoly on April 6.
Parallel salt marches were led by C. Rajagopalachari in Vedaranyam (Tamil Nadu) and K. Kelappan along the Malabar coastline (Kerala).
Sarojini Naidu and Manilal Gandhi led the unarmed satyagrahis during the historic non-violent demonstration at the Dharasana Salt Works.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan organized the non-violent Khudai Khidmatgar movement in the North-West Frontier Province.
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 5, 1931, suspended the agitation and secured Congress participation in the Second Round Table Conference.
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1ID: GK-HIST-00485
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
In which year did the historic Dandi March (Salt Satyagraha) led by Mahatma Gandhi commence?
Verified Explanation
The Dandi March began on 12 March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram and concluded at Dandi on 6 April 1930, inaugurating the Civil Disobedience Movement.
2ID: GK-HIST-00543
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
The historic Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 marked the commencement of which mass movement?
Verified Explanation
The Dandi Salt March (March 12 – April 6, 1930) broke the salt laws at Dandi seashore, launching the Civil Disobedience Movement.
3ID: GK-DAYS-00575
hardHistorical Date Milestones
On which exact date did Mahatma Gandhi commence his 240-mile Salt March (Dandi Satyagraha) with 78 volunteers from Sabarmati Ashram towards the coastal village of Dandi?
Verified Explanation
The Salt Satyagraha began on 12 March 1930 from Sabarmati and reached Dandi on 5 April. On the morning of 6 April 1930, Gandhi picked up a lump of salt, defying British salt taxes.
4ID: GK-HIST-00005
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
Who led the historic Salt March (Dandi Satyagraha) in 1930?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi undertook the 24-day Dandi March in March-April 1930 to oppose British salt taxation.
5ID: GK-HIST-00078
easyFreedom Struggle
The historic Dandi March undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 marked the commencement of which mass movement?
Verified Explanation
The Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in March–April 1930 inaugurated the nationwide Civil Disobedience Movement.
6ID: GK-HIST-00207
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
In which city did Mahatma Gandhi launch the historic Dandi March in 1930 against the British salt monopoly?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi began the Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on 12 March 1930, reaching Dandi on 6 April 1930.
7ID: GK-HIST-00365
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
The historic Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 was undertaken to protest against the British tax on which essential commodity?
Verified Explanation
Gandhi started the 240-mile Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi between March 12 and April 6, 1930, defying the British salt monopoly.
8ID: GK-HIST-00414
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
In which year was the historic Dandi March (Salt Satyagraha) undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Dandi March on 12 March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram, reaching the coastal village of Dandi on 6 April 1930 to break the British salt monopoly.
9ID: GK-PERS-00608
easyGlobal Statesmen
Who led the historic 24-day, 240-mile Dandi Salt March in March–April 1930, demonstrating the global power of non-violent civil disobedience (Satyagraha) against the British colonial salt monopoly?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi walked from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi on the Gujarat coast from 12 March to 6 April 1930, breaking the salt laws and launching the nationwide Civil Disobedience Movement.
10ID: GK-DAYS-00193
easyHistorical Date Milestones
On which date did Mahatma Gandhi launch the historic Salt March (Dandi March) from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad?
Verified Explanation
Gandhiji commenced the 240-mile Dandi March on March 12, 1930, reaching the Arabian Sea coast at Dandi to break the British salt laws on April 6, 1930.
11ID: GK-DAYS-00240
mediumHistorical Date Milestones
Mahatma Gandhi's historic 240-mile Salt March (Dandi Satyagraha) from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi began on which date in 1930?
Verified Explanation
The Dandi March commenced on 12 March 1930 with 78 satyagrahis, culminating on 6 April 1930 when Gandhi broke the British Salt Tax laws at Dandi seashore.
12ID: GK-DAYS-00295
mediumHistorical Date Milestones
On which date did Mahatma Gandhi begin his historic 24-day Salt March (Dandi March) from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in 1930?
Verified Explanation
Gandhiji started the 385 km march on 12 March 1930 with 78 followers, breaking the salt law at Dandi on 6 April 1930.
13ID: GK-DAYS-00428
easyHistorical Date Milestones
On which date in 1930 did Mahatma Gandhi commence the historic 24-day Salt March (Dandi March) from Sabarmati Ashram?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Dandi March on 12 March 1930 with 78 volunteers, walking 240 miles to Dandi where he broke the salt tax law on 6 April 1930.
14ID: GK-HIST-00598
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
From which historic base in Gujarat did Mahatma Gandhi commence his 240-mile Salt March on 12 March 1930?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi set out from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad with 78 chosen ashramites, marching to the coastal village of Dandi where he broke the salt laws on 6 April 1930.
15ID: GK-LANG-00215
mediumOfficial Classical Languages & Criteria
Who composed the monumental 15th-century 'Sarala Mahabharata' in Odia (using the indigenous Dandi Vritta metre), establishing vernacular Odia epic poetry?
Verified Explanation
Sarala Dasa (15th c. CE), living during the reign of Gajapati King Kapilendra Deva, authored the Odia Mahabharata, Chandi Purana, and Vilanka Ramayana, earning the title 'Adi Kavi' of Odia.
16ID: GK-PERS-00051
easyIndian Leaders Reformers
Who is celebrated as the "Father of the Nation" in India for leading the non-violent freedom struggle through Satyagraha and Ahimsa?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi led the Champaran Satyagraha, Non-Cooperation Movement, Dandi Salt March, and Quit India Movement, inspiring global civil rights movements.
17ID: GK-ART-00769
easyIndian Classical Music & Musical Instruments
Which ancient plucked string instrument, considered sacred to Goddess Saraswati, is the principal chordophone of the Carnatic classical tradition featuring 24 brass frets and four melody strings?
Verified Explanation
The Saraswati Veena is the principal fretted plucked lute of Carnatic classical music, closely associated with the patron deity of learning, Goddess Saraswati. Carved from solid jackfruit wood, it has a large resonator (kudam), a long hollow neck (dandi) with 24 fixed brass frets set in wax, four main melody strings, and three side drone/tala strings.
18ID: GK-MUS-00586
hardHindustani Gharanas Ragas
Which reformist music maestro founded the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Lahore in 1901 and popularized the iconic bhajan melody 'Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram'?
Verified Explanation
Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (1872–1931) democratized classical music education across communities and sang Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram during Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March.
19ID: GK-WATR-00143
easyHimalayan & Peninsular River Systems
Which river flows through the city of Ahmedabad, where the historic Sabarmati Ashram was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917?
Verified Explanation
The Sabarmati River flows through Ahmedabad, on whose banks Mahatma Gandhi established the Sabarmati Ashram from which he led the Dandi March.
20ID: GK-EPIC-00248
hardRamayana, Mahabharata & Maha Puranas
Which 15th-century Odia poet, regarded as the 'Adikavi of Odia Literature', composed the pioneering Odia Mahabharata during the reign of Gajapati King Kapilendra Deva?
Verified Explanation
Sarala Dasa (15th century), born in Jhankada, wrote the Odia Mahabharata in the lively Dandi Vritta meter. Retelling the epic through indigenous Odia idioms and folk narratives during the Gajapati Empire, he is universally acclaimed as the Adikavi (first poet) of Odia literature.