Question

The British introduced some economic reforms in India. What made the Indians hated the Salt Act?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. It required the Indians to use salt only in cooking.------------------------------------------------- B. It required the Indians to produce their salt.--------------------------------------------------------- C. It restricted the use of salt.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. It required the Indians to buy salt only from British government.----------------------------- (A B C OR D)

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Indian citizens were forced to buy the vital mineral from their British rulers, who, in addition to exercising a monopoly over the manufacture and sale of salt, also charged a heavy salt tax. Although India’s poor suffered most under the tax, all Indians required salt.