Social Science
Towards Civil Disobedience
सविनय अवज्ञा की ओर
This Class 10 Social Science topic from Chapter 2, “Nationalism in India,” explains how the national movement moved towards Civil Disobedience. Students learn about the impact of the Simon Commission, the Lahore Congress and the demand for Purna Swaraj, followed by Gandhi’s Salt March and the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930. The topic also examines participation by different social groups, the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, and the movement’s achievements and limitations in the wider struggle for independence.
Practice questions
Why was the Salt Satyagraha considered the most suitable issue to begin the Civil Disobedience Movement?HardLevel 24How was the declaration of Purna Swaraj at the Lahore Session connected with the Civil Disobedience Movement?HardLevel 24Why was the decision to observe 26 January as Independence Day important in preparing for the movement?HardLevel 24What political strategy did Gandhi adopt by sending eleven demands to the Viceroy before launching the movement?HardLevel 24What advantage did the long and public route of the Dandi March give to the movement?HardLevel 24Why was breaking the salt law not merely an economic protest but also a political challenge?HardLevel 24In what major way did the Civil Disobedience Movement go beyond the Non-Cooperation Movement?HardLevel 24How did opposition to the Simon Commission strengthen the background of the Civil Disobedience Movement?HardLevel 24Why did the demand to abolish the salt tax receive special importance among Gandhi's eleven demands?HardLevel 24How did the demand for Purna Swaraj differ from the demand for Dominion Status?HardLevel 24Why was the idea of refusing to pay taxes a serious challenge to colonial rule in the Civil Disobedience Movement?HardLevel 24What was the symbolic significance of Gandhi walking with a limited number of selected volunteers in the Dandi March?HardLevel 24What was the broader aim of boycotting foreign cloth during the Civil Disobedience Movement?HardLevel 24How did Gandhi cross class boundaries by making salt the centre of the movement?HardLevel 24Why was non-violence stressed even while breaking laws in the Civil Disobedience Movement?HardLevel 24Why did the government initially underestimate the Dandi March and how was that judgement proved wrong?HardLevel 24Which economic condition helped increase public discontent before the Civil Disobedience Movement?HardLevel 24What change in the nature of the movement was shown by women's participation in the Salt Satyagraha?HardLevel 24What was one main reason for the interest of merchants and industrialists in the Civil Disobedience Movement?HardLevel 24How did rich peasants connect the Civil Disobedience Movement with their own interests?HardLevel 24