Who led the civil disobedience movement in India?

Question

Who led the civil disobedience movement in India?

1. A. Mahatma Gandhi (Correct answer)
2. B. Jayalalitha
3. C. Shahjahan
4. D. Mulayam Singh Yadav

Correct Answer

Option A — Mahatma Gandhi

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.

Key Points

• The Civil Disobedience Movement was led by Mahatma Gandhi, beginning with the Dandi March of March-April 1930.
• Gandhi walked about 385 km from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi and broke the salt law by making salt from seawater on 6 April 1930.

Additional Information

• The salt tax was chosen deliberately because it fell on rich and poor alike, making it the most universally resented British levy.
• The movement was suspended by the Gandhi-Irwin Pact (March 1931), after which Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference.
• Sequence for revision: Non-Cooperation (1920-22) → Civil Disobedience (1930-34) → Quit India (1942).