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Under the leadership of mahatma Gandhi, the civil disobedience movement, launched in 1930, started from?

Options

A

Sabarmati

B

dandi

C

sevagram

D

champara

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Correct Answer :

Option A

Sabarmati

Solution :

The correct option is Sabarmati.


Explanation:
The Civil Disobedience Movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi, officially commenced with the famous Dandi March (Salt Satyagraha) in 1930.
On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi along with 78 of his trusted volunteers started their historic march from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad towards the coastal village of Dandi.
They reached Dandi on April 5, 1930, and on the morning of April 6, 1930, Gandhi broke the salt law by picking up a handful of salt, thereby signaling the nationwide start of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

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