{"id":2635,"date":"2025-05-05T21:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2635"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:19:56","slug":"q-who-of-the-following-organized-a-march-on-the-tanjore-coast-to-break-the-salt-law-in-april-1930","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-who-of-the-following-organized-a-march-on-the-tanjore-coast-to-break-the-salt-law-in-april-1930","title":{"rendered":"Q. Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>V.O. Chidambaram Pillai<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C.Rajagopalachari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K. Kamaraj<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annie Besant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) C.Rajagopalachari<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c-rajagopalachari\"><strong>C. Rajagopalachari<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>C. Rajagopalachari<\/strong>\u00a0organized a march\u00a0<strong>on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was arrested in April 1930 for leading a salt march from Trichinopoly to Vedaranniyam on the Tanjore coast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was the\u00a0<strong>first and last Indian Governor-General of India.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was awarded the\u00a0<strong>Bharat Ratna in 1954.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"v-o-chidambaram-pillai\"><strong>V. O. Chidambaram Pillai<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>V. O. Chidambaram Pillai was\u00a0an Indian freedom fighter and leader of the Indian National Congress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He founded\u00a0the<strong>\u00a0Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company\u00a0in 1906\u00a0<\/strong>to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISNC).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tuticorin Port Trust<\/strong>, one of India\u2019s thirteen major ports, is named after him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"k-kamaraj\"><strong>K. Kamaraj<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kumaraswami Kamaraj, commonly known as K. Kamaraj, was a prominent Indian independence activist and politician.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He served as the\u00a0<strong>Chief Minister of Madras State (now Tamil Nadu) from April 13, 1954, to October 2, 1963.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He also served as the\u00a0<strong>president of the Indian National Congress between 1964\u20131967<\/strong>\u00a0and was responsible for the elevation of\u00a0<strong>Lal Bahadur Shastri<\/strong>\u00a0and later\u00a0<strong>Indira Gandhi<\/strong>\u00a0to the position of Prime Minister of India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kamaraj was also a\u00a0<strong>Member of Parliament and played a significant role in Indian politics during the 1960s, earning the nickname \u201cKingmaker\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0for his influence in political leadership transitions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India\u2019s highest civilian honor, in 1976.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His dedication to public service and education, including the\u00a0<strong>introduction of the free Midday Meal Scheme<\/strong>, left a lasting legacy in Tamil Nadu and India as a whole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"annie-besant\"><strong>Annie Besant<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She was associated with the\u00a0of the\u00a0<strong><mark>Theosophical Society<\/mark><\/strong>\u00a0in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She had started two newspapers namely\u00a0<strong>\u201cThe Commonweal\u201d and another was \u201cNew India\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She was the\u00a0<strong>first woman president<\/strong>\u00a0of the Indian National Congress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer:&nbsp;(b) C.Rajagopalachari C. 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