Q177
When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha ?
A.
Vinoba Bhave
B.
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
C.
Abbas Tayyabji
AnswerD.
Maulana Abdul Kalarn Azad
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Mahatma Gandhi appointed Tyabji, at age seventy-six, to replace him as leader of the Salt Satyagraha in May 1930 after Gandhi's arrest. Tyabji was arrested soon afterward and imprisoned by the British Indian Government. Gandhi and others respectfully called Tyabji the "Grand Old Man of Gujarat".