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
What political understanding did Gandhi show by choosing salt as a symbol of Civil Disobedience?MediumLevel 22Why was breaking the salt law a good beginning for Civil Disobedience?MediumLevel 22Why would it be incomplete to see the Dandi March only as a walking march?MediumLevel 22What did the Dandi March beginning from Sabarmati and going to the seashore indicate?MediumLevel 22Why was making salt at Dandi a major political act despite being a small event?MediumLevel 22What does the name Civil Disobedience tell us about its character?MediumLevel 22On what basis can the difference between Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience be understood most simply?MediumLevel 22Why was law-breaking in Civil Disobedience not considered disorder?MediumLevel 22How did Viceroy Irwin’s refusal of demands change the direction of the movement?MediumLevel 22What was the greatest strength of Salt Satyagraha in connecting common people?MediumLevel 22What does people from villages joining along the route of the Dandi March show?MediumLevel 22Why can the Dandi March be called an open political challenge?MediumLevel 22What was the purpose of boycotting foreign goods in the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 22Refusing to pay taxes in the Civil Disobedience Movement was linked with which idea?MediumLevel 22What gradual process is shown by the protest against the Simon Commission and the resolution of complete independence?MediumLevel 22Which is the most accurate relation between the Lahore Session and the Dandi March?MediumLevel 22How was the salt law a symbol of colonial control over people?MediumLevel 22Why is Salt Satyagraha considered an example of mass politics?MediumLevel 22How could non-violence and disobedience of law go together in the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 22How did the Dandi March give moral strength to the Civil Disobedience Movement?MediumLevel 22