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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 71

Topic: Modern history and freedom struggle

Q71

“Sedition has become my religion” was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of

  1. (a) the Champaran Satyagraha
  2. (b) publicly violating Salt Law at DandiCorrect answer
  3. (c) attending the Second Round Table Conference in London
  4. (d) the launch of the Quit India Movement

Solution.

Answer: (b) publicly violating Salt Law at Dandi

  1. During the Dandi Salt Satyagraha (April 1930), Mahatma Gandhi declared at Dandi: 'Sedition has become my religion. Ours is a non-violent battle.'
  2. He made this statement while openly defying the British salt monopoly and urging citizens to peacefully breach the Salt Law.