Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Gandhiji’s Dandi march?
- A.Lord Irwin
- B.Lord Linlithgow
- C.Lord Reading
- D.Lord Willingdon
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Lord Irwin. He was Viceroy from 1926 to 1931, which covers the Dandi March of 1930.
Gandhiji set out from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 with 78 followers and reached Dandi on the Gujarat coast on 5 April; on 6 April he made salt from sea water, breaking the salt law and starting the Civil Disobedience Movement. Before the march he had written to Irwin listing eleven demands. The movement was paused by the Gandhi–Irwin Pact of March 1931, after which Gandhiji attended the Second Round Table Conference.
B is wrong because Lord Linlithgow (1936–1943) was Viceroy during the Quit India Movement of 1942.
C is wrong because Lord Reading (1921–1926) was Viceroy when the Non-Cooperation Movement was called off after Chauri Chaura.
D is wrong because Lord Willingdon (1931–1936) followed Irwin and crushed the renewed civil disobedience in 1932.
Exam tip: Dandi March 1930 and Gandhi–Irwin Pact 1931 = Lord Irwin; Quit India 1942 = Linlithgow.
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