Question

Why did the Salt March occur?

to protest an unfair British law
to find salt, as it was in short supply
to increase salt exports to European countries
to attempt to shut down the British salt works

Answer 1

The correct answer is to protest an unfair British law. This is because they were restricted from taking salt from the Indian Ocean by British law - they had to buy it from British markets.

Answer 2

The Salt March occured to protest an unfair British law. Option A is correct.

The Salt March occured from March to April 1930 in India. It constituted an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi in an attempt to protest British rule in India.

During the Salt March, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from his religious retreat near Ahmedabad to the Arabian Sea coast. The March Salt led to the arrest of roughly 60,000 people, including Gandhi himself. India finally became independent in 1947.