Question 1 - True or False - Chapter 2 Class 10 History - Nationalism in India - History

W hich of the following statement is true?

A. In 1928, the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army  (HSRA) was founded at a meeting in Feroz Shah  Kotla ground in Kolkata.  

B. Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite a nation. 

C. Balgangadhar Tilak  started Dandi March from Sabarmati to Dandi.

D. In 1928, Jawaharlal Nehru led the Peasant  Movement in Bardoli, a taluka in Gujarat. 

Answer:

So the true statement is (B) : Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite a nation.

EXPLANATION

• As salt was something consumed by the rich and the poor alike. It was one of the most essential items of food .
•   Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite a nation.

Let's check all the options

• (A) In 1928, the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army   (HSRA) was founded at a meeting in Feroz Shah  Kotla ground in Delhi.
  So this is not true. 
• (B) As salt was something consumed by the rich and the poor alike. It was one of the most essential items of food . Mahatma Gandhi found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite a nation.
  So this is true.
• (C) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi started Dandi March from Sabarmati to Dandi.
  So this is not true. 
• (D) In 1928, Vallabhai Patel led the Peasant  Movement in Bardoli, a taluka in Gujarat.
  So this is not true.

Thus, option (B) is correct