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What was the main goal of Gandhi's Dandi Salt March?
What was the main goal of Gandhi's Dandi Salt March?
- To expand women's rights
- To achieve self-rule
- To challenge the British-imposed salt tax (correct)
- To protest against excessive land-tax
Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
Where did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?
- South Africa (correct)
- Britain
- Pakistan
- India
What was the main reason for the partition of the British Indian Empire in 1947?
What was the main reason for the partition of the British Indian Empire in 1947?
- To end discrimination against untouchables
- To create a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan (correct)
- To achieve religious pluralism in India
- To ease poverty in India
What was the indirect goal of Gandhi's hunger strike in Delhi in 1948?
What was the indirect goal of Gandhi's hunger strike in Delhi in 1948?
What was the significance of Gandhi adopting the short dhoti woven with hand-spun yarn?
What was the significance of Gandhi adopting the short dhoti woven with hand-spun yarn?