KBC Special: Dandi March — 5 High-Yield Questions

Choose the correct option before checking the answer.

🟢 Question 1 — ₹1,000

Who led the historic Dandi March of 1930?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Subhas Chandra Bose

✅ Correct Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi

📌 Exam Tip: The Dandi March was led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt laws.

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🟢 Question 2 — ₹2,000

On which date did the Dandi March begin?

A) 26 January 1930
B) 12 March 1930
C) 6 April 1930
D) 9 August 1942

✅ Correct Answer: B) 12 March 1930

📌 Exam Tip: 12 March 1930 — began at Sabarmati Ashram.
6 April 1930 — Gandhi broke the salt law at Dandi.

👉 This 12 March–6 April pair is highly useful for competitive exams.

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🟡 Question 3 — ₹10,000

What was the main objective of the Dandi March?

A) To oppose British taxation on agricultural land
B) To protest the British salt law
C) To demand Indian representation in the British Parliament
D) To promote the boycott of foreign cloth

✅ Correct Answer: B) To protest the British salt law

📌 Exam Tip: Gandhi chose salt because it was an essential commodity used by rich and poor alike. The protest challenged the British monopoly and tax on salt.

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🟠 Question 4 — ₹40,000

The Dandi March marked the launch of which major phase of India’s freedom struggle?

A) Non-Cooperation Movement
B) Quit India Movement
C) Civil Disobedience Movement
D) Swadeshi Movement

✅ Correct Answer: C) Civil Disobedience Movement

📌 Exam Tip:
1920–22 → Non-Cooperation Movement
1930 → Civil Disobedience Movement
1942 → Quit India Movement

This three-way distinction is a frequent competitive-exam trap.

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🔴 Question 5 — ₹1,00,000

On which date did Mahatma Gandhi break the British salt law at Dandi?

A) 12 March 1930
B) 5 April 1930
C) 6 April 1930
D) 13 April 1930

✅ Correct Answer: C) 6 April 1930

📌 Exam Tip: Remember the sequence:

12 March 1930 → Dandi March begins
6 April 1930 → Gandhi breaks the salt law at Dandi