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GS History Modern India
Q.

With reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement in India, consider the following statements:

1. It received massive support from Indian business class and women.

2. It remained a peaceful movement throughout the country.

3. It was successful in reducing government revenues and imports from Britain.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct. A new feature of the CDM was a massive business support. They participated, at least during the initial period, in two very fruitful ways: they provided finance and supported the boycott movement, particularly that of foreign cloth. The other most important feature of the CDM was large- scale women’s participation. At almost every stop during the Dandi march, women flocked in thousands to hear Gandhi, and once the movement was launched, they were fully incorporated into it. They participated in the picketing of shops dealing in foreign cloth and liquor, and at places processions participated by one to two thousand women astonished the whole country and bewildered the authorities.

Statement 2 is incorrect. It did not remain a purely peaceful movement. In Chittagong, Surya Sen's Revolt group carried out raid on two armouries and declared the establishment of a provisional government. In Sholapur, the people took to burning liquor shops and other symbols of government authority such as railway stations, police stations, municipal buildings, law courts etc.

Statement 3 is correct. It was successful in reducing government revenues and imports from Britain. imports of cloth from Britain had fallen by half; other imports like cigarettes had suffered a similar fate. Government income from liquor excise and land revenue had been affected.

Thus, Option B is Correct.

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