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Question
Why did Mahatma Gandhi decide to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain.
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Solution
The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Gandhi in 1930. People in various parts of the country began to manufacture salt and picketed shops selling liquor and foreign goods. The government reacted by arresting several Congress leaders. This led to violent clashes among the police and people at several places. For example, when Abdul Ghaffar Khan was arrested in April 1930, angry crowds demonstrated and protested in the streets of Peshawar. Many were killed during the police firing. A month later, when Gandhi was arrested, people and workers in many towns attacked police posts, municipal buildings, law courts and railway stations. The government responded with the policy of brutal repression. Peaceful satyagrahis were attacked, women and children were brutally beaten and many thousands of people were arrested. Under such circumstances, Gandhi decided to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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Match List I (organisations and struggles) with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
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Organisations that seek to promote the interests of a particular section or group |
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Movement |
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Organisations that seek to promote common interest |
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Political parties |
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Struggles launched for the resolution of a social problem with or without an organisational structure |
C. |
Sectional interest groups |
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Organisations that mobilise people with a view to win political power |
D. |
Public interest groups |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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(a) |
C |
D |
B |
A |
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(b) |
C |
D |
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(c) |
D |
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