History & Civics
With reference to the given picture, answer the following questions :
(a) Identify the leader and the event.
(b) Name the national movement sparked off by this event.
(c) Explain the main points of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
Mahatma Gandhi
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(a) The given picture depicts Mahatma Gandhi leading the Dandi March on March 12, 1930.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930 with the famous Dandi March.
(c) The main points of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact are given below:
According to the Pact the government agreed to —
- Withdraw all ordinances and end prosecutions.
- Release all political prisoners, except those guilty of violence.
- Permit peaceful picketing of liquor.
- Not to press for investigation into police atrocities.
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