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Correct Answer: B — publicly violating Salt Law at DandiStep-by-step Solution:Mahatma Gandhi's famous statement 'Sedition has become my religion' was made in the context of his deliberate violation of the Salt Law at Dandi on 6 April 1930, as part of the Civil Disobedience Movement (Dandi March / Salt Satyagraha).The Dandi March (12 March – 6 April 1930): Gandhi led a 241-mile march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi on the Gujarat coast. On reaching Dandi, Gandhi publicly picked up salt from the seashore, thereby deliberately violating the British salt monopoly laws (which prohibited Indians from making or collecting salt without paying tax). This act of civil disobedience was designed to challenge British authority. When Gandhi made salt at Dandi, he essentially declared that he was committing 'sedition' in the legal sense — defying the British law. His statement 'Sedition has become my religion' reflects his embrace of the legal concept of sedition as a moral and spiritual duty of resistance against unjust colonial law.Why other options are incorrect:Option A (Champaran Satyagraha): The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was Gandhi's first major civil disobedience campaign in India, against the indigo plantation system. Different context and different statement. ✗Option C (Second Round Table Conference): Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference in London in 1931 under the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. The conference ended inconclusively. Different context. ✗Option D (Quit India Movement): The Quit India Movement was launched on 8 August 1942 with the famous slogan 'Do or Die.' Gandhi was arrested the following day. Different statement and context. ✗Key Concept: Civil Disobedience Movement (1930–34): Launched after failure of the Simon Commission and Irwin Declaration. Dandi March (March–April 1930): 240+ mile march; symbolically broke Salt Law; triggered mass civil disobedience across India. Key events: Gandhi arrested (May 1930); Raid on Dharasana Salt Works (led by Sarojini Naidu); Round Table Conferences (1930, 1931, 1932); Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931) — suspended CDM; Gandhi attended 2nd RTC in London. Gandhi's other famous statements: 'Do or Die' (Quit India, 1942); 'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind'; 'Be the change you wish to see in the world'; 'First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.' The Salt Satyagraha is considered one of the most effective episodes of non-violent civil disobedience in history.

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