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Tanjore Salt March 1930

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Question

Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?

Options

a

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai

b

C. Rajagopalachari

Answer
c

K. Kamaraj

d

Annie Besant

Explanation

C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) organized a salt march on the Tanjore coast in South India in April 1930, following Gandhi's famous Dandi Salt March. Rajagopalachari was a prominent freedom fighter from Madras Presidency and participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai was a labor leader; K. Kamaraj was a political figure who rose to prominence later; and Annie Besant was a theosophist and activist but was not specifically associated with this march. > Rajagopalachari led the Tanjore salt march in April 1930 during Civil Disobedience Movement. Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q46

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Modern India - Freedom Movement

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History Modern India Ch.9

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