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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CGL - 20 Aug 2021 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q33

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C Rajagopalachari led the Salt Satyagraha in which of the following states?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Tamil Nadu.

  • The Salt Satyagraha movement in Tamil Nadu was headed by C. Rajagopalachari.
  • In April 1930, a group of 100 men led by C Rajagopalachari marched to Vedaranyam and extracted salt from seawater in violation of the British salt rule. They were inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March.
  • On April 13, he left Tiruchi and arrived at Vedaranyam on April 28.
  • Mahatma Gandhi organised the Salt Satyagraha as a civil disobedience movement against British colonial control in India.