Question

Two places ‘A’ and ‘B’ have been marked on the given political outline map of India. Identify them with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them:

A. The place where Gandhiji broke the Salt Law.
B. The place where the session of Indian National Congress was held.

Hint:

Place each marker on the map of India first. A coastal village of Gujarat can only be the place of the salt march, so the remaining clue about a Congress session belongs to the eastern marker.

Answer 1

Concept:

• A map question is answered by working out the name from the clue and then checking that the name belongs where the marker has been placed.
• Both clues here come from the chapter on nationalism in India.

Step 1: Identify marker A on the western coast.
The dot on the left of the map lies on the coast of Gujarat, at the Gulf of Khambhat. Gandhiji broke the salt law at Dandi, a coastal village of Gujarat, on 6 April 1930.
The position and the clue agree, so A is Dandi.

Step 2: Recall the march that ended there.
He began the salt march on 12 March 1930 from the Sabarmati ashram with seventy eight volunteers, walked about 240 miles over twenty four days, and made salt by boiling sea water.
This act began the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Step 3: Identify marker B in the east.
The dot on the right lies in West Bengal, close to the head of the Bay of Bengal. The Indian National Congress held its session at Calcutta, now Kolkata, in September 1920.
It was at this special session that the Non-Cooperation programme was adopted.

Step 4: Write the names on the map.
Write Dandi beside the marker on the Gujarat coast and Calcutta beside the marker in West Bengal, on the lines drawn near each.

Final Answer: A is Dandi in Gujarat, where the salt law was broken, and B is Calcutta, now Kolkata, where the session of the Indian National Congress was held.