2015 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2015 · GS Paper I

Question 46: History and Culture

Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?

aV. O. Chidambaram Pillai
bC. Rajagopalachari
cK. Kamaraj
dAnnie Besant

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).

During the Civil Disobedience Movement, C. Rajagopalachari led a salt march from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam on the Tanjore coast in April 1930, parallel to Gandhi's Dandi march. Vedaranyam is the southern counterpart of Dandi. Remember: Dandi in the west, Vedaranyam in the south, led by Rajaji.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) V. O. Chidambaram Pillai was a Swadeshi leader of Tuticorin and did not lead this march.
  • (b) Correct: Rajagopalachari led the Vedaranyam salt march.
  • (c) K. Kamaraj was a Congress organiser in Tamil Nadu but did not lead this march.
  • (d) Annie Besant led the Home Rule movement; she was not in the salt satyagraha.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2015, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.