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
After the Lahore Session made Purna Swaraj the goal, what major change appeared in Congress strategy?ExpertLevel 23By choosing salt as the issue, which colonial policy did Gandhi challenge in the simplest form?ExpertLevel 23Why was observing 26 January as Independence Day not merely a celebration but political preparation?ExpertLevel 23Why did the demand to remove the salt tax gain the widest popular base among Gandhi's eleven demands?ExpertLevel 23What did Gandhi's letter to the Viceroy before the Dandi March illustrate?ExpertLevel 23What is the strongest reason for seeing the Dandi March as a means of mass awakening?ExpertLevel 23How did breaking the salt law challenge the legitimacy of colonial authority in the Civil Disobedience Movement?ExpertLevel 23What was the most subtle yet important difference between Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience?ExpertLevel 23How did opposition to the Simon Commission indirectly strengthen the demand for Civil Disobedience?ExpertLevel 23What kind of political understanding was shown by choosing Salt Satyagraha after the declaration of Purna Swaraj?ExpertLevel 23According to Gandhian reasoning, what was the deepest reason for considering the salt tax unjust?ExpertLevel 23What benefit did the movement gain from stressing discipline and non-violence during the Dandi March?ExpertLevel 23Why did Salt Satyagraha succeed in connecting rural and urban people around one issue?ExpertLevel 23Why was the appeal to refuse taxes especially dangerous for colonial rule?ExpertLevel 23How can the boycott of foreign cloth be linked with the economic side of the Civil Disobedience Movement?ExpertLevel 23How was picketing liquor shops related to the wider nature of the Civil Disobedience Movement?ExpertLevel 23Why did peasants expect not only national freedom but also local relief from the Civil Disobedience Movement?ExpertLevel 23Which statement best explains the difference between rich and poor peasants expectations from the movement?ExpertLevel 23Which argument is most balanced for understanding the limited participation of industrial workers?ExpertLevel 23Which economic hope encouraged merchants and industrialists to support the Civil Disobedience Movement?ExpertLevel 23