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The Salt Satyagraha<\/p>\n

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\nThe Salt Satyagraha, initiated by Mahatma Gandhi with the Dandi March in 1930, was a campaign of non-violent civil disobedience. Its primary purpose was to defy the British salt tax and monopoly, which Gandhi saw as an unjust law affecting the poorest Indians. By marching to Dandi and making salt from seawater, Gandhi and his followers deliberately broke the law. This action aimed to demonstrate to the British government, and the world, that Indians were willing and able to peacefully defy unfair colonial laws, thereby challenging British authority and mobilizing mass support for the independence movement.
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\n– The Salt Satyagraha was a form of civil disobedience against the British salt law.
\n– Breaking the law (making salt) was the central action.
\n– The goal was to demonstrate the willingness of Indians to defy unjust authority non-violently.
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\nWhile the Salt Satyagraha did encourage Indians to manufacture salt (A) and proved Gandhi’s ability to mobilize masses (C), option B encapsulates the core political message and strategic aim of this act of civil disobedience aimed directly at the government. Option D is incorrect; while the salt tax was a source of revenue, the movement wasn’t primarily about destroying government finances.
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The Salt Satyagraha [amp_mcq option1=”encouraged Indians to manufacture salt” option2=”showed to the government that Indians would break unfair laws” option3=”proved that Mahatma Gandhi was a mass leader” option4=”was designed to destroy the finances of the colonial government” correct=”option2″] This question was previously asked in UPSC CAPF – 2013 Download PDFAttempt Online The Salt Satyagraha, initiated … <\/p>\n

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