Question 3 - MCQ Questions (1 Mark) - Chapter 1 Class 8 Political Science - The Constitution and the Need - Political Science

Which of these taxes was defied by Gandhiji?

A. Wheat Tax

B. Sugar Tax

C. Spice Tax

D. Salt Tax

Answer:

Answer by Student

The correct answer is (D) Salt Tax .

Detailed Explanation by Teachoo

Let’s check all the options:

• Option (A) Wheat Tax : Wheat tax was not imposed by the British in India. It was not defied by Gandhiji. So, this is incorrect .
  
  
• Option (B) Sugar Tax : Sugar tax was not imposed by the British in India. It was not defied by Gandhiji. So, this is incorrect .
  
  
• Option (C) Spice Tax : Spice tax was not imposed by the British in India. It was not defied by Gandhiji. So, this is incorrect .
  
  
• Option (D) Salt Tax : Salt tax was imposed by the British in India according to which the manufacture and sale of salt became a British monopoly. No individual was allowed to make salt. Gandhiji launched Salt Satyagraha against this tax in 1930. He and his followers defied the law by making salt at Dandi. It was a symbol of civil disobedience and resistance against the colonial rule. So, this is correct .

Thus, option (D) is correct .