Non-Cooperation Movement & Khilafat — UPSC Prelims Quiz
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Question 01
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Consider the following statements about the Nagpur Session of the Indian National Congress (December 1920):
1. The Congress goal was changed from 'attainment of self-government through constitutional means' to 'attainment of swaraj through peaceful and legitimate means'.
2. The Congress Working Committee was constituted with 21 members.
3. Provincial Congress Committees were reorganised on a linguistic basis.
4. The entry fee for Congress membership was reduced to four annas.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 02
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The Chauri Chaura incident of February 5, 1922 involved the burning of a police station with policemen inside. In which district did this incident occur?
Question 03
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Which of the following leaders left the Congress at or around the Nagpur session (1920) because they believed in constitutional and lawful struggle?
1. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
2. Annie Besant
3. Lala Lajpat Rai
4. B.C. Pal
Select the correct answer:
Question 04
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With reference to the Khilafat movement, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
Question 05
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Consider the following pairs of national institutions established during the Non-Cooperation Movement and their associated organisers/principals:
1. National College, Calcutta — Subhash Chandra Bose
2. Gujarat Vidyapeeth — Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Jamia Millia — originally established at Aligarh
4. Kashi Vidyapeeth — organised under Acharya Narendra Dev
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Question 06
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The Non-Cooperation Movement's programme, as approved at the Calcutta Special Session (September 1920), included which of the following in its SECOND phase?
1. Non-payment of taxes
2. Boycott of foreign cloth
3. Resignation from government service
4. Boycott of law courts
Select the correct answer:
Question 07
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Which of the following is the most accurate reason Gandhi gave for withdrawing the Non-Cooperation Movement after Chauri Chaura?
Question 08
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Arrange the following events in the correct chronological sequence:
1. Treaty of Sèvres dismembering Turkey
2. Tilak's death
3. Non-Cooperation formally launched by the Khilafat Committee
4. Nagpur Congress Session endorsing Non-Cooperation
5. Calcutta Special Session of Congress approving Non-Cooperation
Question 09
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Which of the following regional movements emerged as a direct consequence of or alongside the Non-Cooperation Movement?
1. Awadh Kisan Movement (UP)
2. Eka Movement (UP)
3. Mappila Revolt (Malabar)
4. Bardoli Satyagraha (Gujarat)
Select the correct answer:
Question 10
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Consider the following statements about the evaluation of the Khilafat Non-Cooperation Movement:
1. The movement succeeded in bringing urban Muslims into the national movement for the first time at mass scale.
2. National leaders successfully converted Muslim religious political consciousness into secular nationalist consciousness during this period.
3. The colonial rule's myth of invincibility was challenged by the mass use of Satyagraha.
4. The Marxist interpretation holds that the Congress leadership withdrew the movement to keep it within 'safe channels' when masses were taking independent initiative.
Which of the above statements are correct?