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The Dandi March started on 12 March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram and concluded on 6 April 1930 at Dandi (Gujarat), where Gandhiji broke the Salt Law, inaugurating the Civil Disobedience Movement.
दांडी मार्च 12 मार्च 1930 को साबरमती आश्रम से प्रारंभ हुआ तथा 6 अप्रैल 1930 को दांडी पहुंचकर गांधीजी ने नमक कानून तोड़ा, जिससे सविनय अवज्ञा आंदोलन का आगाज हुआ।
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| Option | Status | Critical Educational Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| (A) 1928 | Incorrect | Incorrect. 1928 saw the arrival of the Simon Commission and the Bardoli Satyagraha led by Vallabhbhai Patel. |
| (B) 1930 | Correct | Correct. The march commenced on March 12, 1930 with 78 designated ashram followers, covering approximately 240 miles to the coastal village of Dandi. |
| (C) 1932 | Incorrect | Incorrect. 1932 was the year of the Poona Pact and the resumption of Civil Disobedience after the Second Round Table Conference. |
| (D) More than one of the above / उपर... | Incorrect | Incorrect. The commencement date is uniquely 1930. |
| (E) None of the above / उपर्युक्त मे... | Incorrect | Incorrect. Option B is the historically accurate year. |
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Salt was chosen by Mahatma Gandhi because it was a basic daily dietary necessity consumed by rich and poor alike, yet taxed by the British Crown under a government monopoly. By targeting the salt tax, Gandhi unified urban intellectuals and rural peasants. The march culminated on the morning of 6 April 1930, when Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt from the seashore, defying the salt monopoly and setting off nationwide civil disobedience.
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Many students mistake the end of the Dandi March for the Non-Cooperation Movement. The Dandi March launched the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934), not the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-1922).
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