Who among the following socialist activists persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the salt march protest to men alone?
- A.Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
- B.Sarojini Naidu
- C.Matangini Hazra
- D.Mithuben Petit
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The correct answer is A, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, a socialist and Congress leader, persuaded Gandhiji to let women join the salt satyagraha of 1930, which he had first planned with men alone. Gandhi set out from Sabarmati for Dandi with 78 male companions, but after Kamaladevi's appeal women took a large part in the movement, making and selling salt and picketing liquor and foreign cloth shops. She herself was arrested for selling salt in Bombay. Later she founded the All India Handicrafts Board and helped set up the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and she received the Magsaysay Award in 1966. Option B is wrong because Sarojini Naidu led the raid on the Dharasana salt works after Gandhi's arrest, but she was not the one who first argued for women's inclusion. Option C is wrong because Matangini Hazra of Midnapore is remembered for being shot while leading a procession in the Quit India Movement of 1942. Option D is wrong because Mithuben Petit worked with Gandhi on the Dandi march and in Gujarat, but did not make this appeal. Exam tip: Dandi march = 12 March to 6 April 1930 with 78 satyagrahis; Dharasana raid led by Sarojini Naidu.
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- A.Government of India Act, 1935
- B.August Offer of Viceroy Linlithgow
- C.Cripps Proposals
- D.Cabinet Mission
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- C.Valmiki
- D.Shudraka
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- C.Nuclear deterrence
- D.Non-interference in internal affairs
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- B.It refers to Kanishka as 'a king of kings and a son of God'.
- C.The 23-line inscription is written in Gandhari language.
- D.It mentions names of States which were part of Kanishka's empire.
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