Question 66
MediumOriginal questionThe Dandi March set out on 12 March 1930 from
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Gandhi left Sabarmati Ashram, near Ahmedabad, at half past six in the morning with 79 followers.
They covered 241 miles to Dandi in 24 days.
Sevagram, near Wardha, became his base later; Porbandar is his birthplace, not the starting point.
Worth noting
Sevagram is the strongest wrong option because it is also an ashram of Gandhi's. The march began from the earlier one, at Sabarmati.
- Concept
- The start of the Dandi March
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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