Question

The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of

• A. Non-Cooperation
• B. Direct Action
• C. Boycott
• D. Civil Disobedience

Hint:

Gandhi broke the salt law at Dandi in 1930, launching a movement named after openly disobeying unjust laws.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

A quick way to place this event is by its date and its method.

1. Non-Cooperation (1920-22): about refusing to cooperate with British schools, courts and titles, not about breaking laws outright.
2. Direct Action (1946): a call by the Muslim League demanding a separate Muslim homeland, not led by Gandhi.
3. Boycott: refusing to purchase British-made goods, a tactic from the earlier Swadeshi movement.
4. Civil Disobedience: openly and peacefully breaking a specific unjust law, exactly what Gandhi did on 6 April 1930 when he made salt at Dandi in defiance of the British salt tax.

Since the Dandi March was Gandhi's way of deliberately breaking the salt law, it falls under Civil Disobedience, making option D correct.