Question 11 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 2 Class 10 History - Nationalism in India - History

This question was asked in [Board Term–II 2016]

Explain in brief the ‘Dandi March’.

Answer:

Points to Remember

Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation.

1. Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Salt March.
2. 78 of his trusted volunteers .
3. Sabarmati to the Gujarati coastal town of Dandi .
4. March was for over 240 miles
5. Volunteers walked for over 24 days
6. 6 April he reached Dandi
7. Manufactured salt by boiling sea water.

We use any 3 points and elaborate on them

Answer to be written in the exam

1. Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Salt March accompanied by 78 of his trusted volunteers .
2. The march was for over 240 miles , from Gandhiji’s ashram in Sabarmati to the Gujarati coastal town of Dandi .
3. On 6 April he reached Dandi , and ceremonially violated the law, manufacturing salt by boiling sea water.