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Q97
(IAS/1995)
History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements
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In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from
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The correct answer is Option 3 (Sabarmati).
The Civil Disobedience Movement was officially inaugurated with the historic Dandi March. On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began his journey from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad with 78 chosen followers. The march spanned approximately 240 miles, concluding at the coastal village of Dandi.
The distinction between the starting point and the destination is crucial for UPSC:
- Sabarmati: The point of origin where the movement was launched.
- Dandi: The destination where the Salt Law was broken on April 6, 1930, marking the ceremonial start of country-wide defiance.
- Sevagram and Wardha: These became Gandhi’s headquarters much later, around 1936, and were not the staging grounds for the 1930 movement.
Since the question asks from where Gandhi started the movement, Sabarmati is the only historically accurate location.
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