Question

Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation . On 31 January 1930, he sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands. Some of these were of general interest others were specific demands of different classes, from industrialists to peasants. The idea was to make the demands wide-ranging, so that all classes within Indian society could identify with them and everyone could be brought together in a united campaign. The most stirring of all was the demand to abolish the salt tax.
                     Mahatma Gandhi’s letter was, in a way, an ultimatum.
 
                 Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.
 
17.1         The most stirring of all was the demand to abolish the salt tax. Which of the following statement justify the statement?
(a)      It was very cheap
(b)     It was consumed both by the rich and the poor and was an essential food item
(c)      It was produced by poor
(d)     It was over produced by the British
 
17.2         The Congress launched the Civil Disobedience Movement because :
(a)      People wanted elections to take place
(b)     Indians needed national educational institutions
(c)      Irwin was unwilling to negotiate the demands laid by Gandhiji        (d) The merchants wanted protection against imports of foreign goods.
 
17.3         Mahatma Gandhi’s letter was, in a way, an ultimatum. What does
‘ultimatum’ referred to?
(a)      It referred to request to fulfill his demands 
(b)     It referred to support the merchants demanding protection
(c)      It referred to launch of nationwide movement
(d)     It referred to support the industrialists who refused to buy or sell imported goods​

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