ICSE Class 10 History & Civics Question 16 of 32

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Question 16

The issue on which the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched was ............... .

  1. equal employment opportunities for Indians
  2. the proposed execution of Bhagat Singh.
  3. salt monopoly exercised by the British Government.
  4. complete freedom.
Answer

salt monopoly exercised by the British Government.

Reason — The Dandi march began on March 12, 1930, from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the Gujarat sea coast to break the salt law. The Dandi March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, was a pivotal act of Civil Disobedience Movement.