UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 18: The Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement (23 MCQs)

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UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 18: The Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement (23 MCQs) – 23 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The special session of the Congress that accepted non-cooperation in September 1920 was held at:

Correct Answer: C [Calcutta]

Explanation:

The special Calcutta session of September 1920, presided over by Lala Lajpat Rai, accepted the non-cooperation programme.

2.  

The Nagpur session of 1920 was presided over by:

Correct Answer: B [C. Vijayaraghavachariar]

Explanation:

C. Vijayaraghavachariar presided over the annual Nagpur session of December 1920, which confirmed non-cooperation and adopted the new creed.

3.  

The Chauri Chaura incident took place in the district of:

Correct Answer: D [Gorakhpur]

Explanation:

Chauri Chaura, where the police station was burnt on 5 February 1922, lies in Gorakhpur district of present Uttar Pradesh.

4.  

The caliphate was abolished in Turkey in 1924 under:

Correct Answer: C [Mustafa Kemal Pasha]

Explanation:

Mustafa Kemal Pasha's Turkish Grand National Assembly abolished the caliphate in March 1924, ending the Khilafat issue.

5.  

The visit of the Prince of Wales to India on 17 November 1921 was greeted with:

Correct Answer: B [an all-India hartal]

Explanation:

On the day the Prince landed at Bombay, 17 November 1921, the Congress called a hartal observed across India.

6.  

The Ali brothers who led the Khilafat movement were:

Correct Answer: B [Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali]

Explanation:

Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, the Ali brothers, were leading figures of the Khilafat Committee alongside Azad, Ajmal Khan and Hasrat Mohani.

7.  

Which of the following was founded as a national institution under the Non-Cooperation programme?

Correct Answer: D [Jamia Millia Islamia]

Explanation:

Jamia Millia Islamia was founded at Aligarh in October 1920 as a national institution in response to the non-cooperation call.

8.  

After Chauri Chaura, Gandhi withdrew the movement by the resolution passed at:

Correct Answer: C [Bardoli]

Explanation:

After Chauri Chaura, Gandhi withdrew the movement through the Bardoli resolution of 12 February 1922.

9.  

Under the Nagpur reorganisation, Provincial Congress Committees were formed on the basis of:

Correct Answer: A [language]

Explanation:

The Nagpur constitution of 1920 reorganised Provincial Congress Committees on linguistic lines to reach people in their own languages.

10.  

Consider the following about the Non-Cooperation Movement:

1. Lawyers were asked to boycott the courts.
2. Hindu–Muslim unity was part of its programme.
3. It began with the immediate non-payment of taxes everywhere.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Boycott of courts by lawyers and Hindu–Muslim unity were in the programme; non-payment of taxes was reserved for a later stage.

11.  

Assertion (A): Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922.

Reason (R): A crowd at Chauri Chaura killed policemen, and Gandhi felt that the people were not ready for non-violent mass action.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true, and the Chauri Chaura violence, showing people unready for non-violence, is exactly why Gandhi withdrew the movement.

12.  

The Tilak Swaraj Fund aimed to collect:

Correct Answer: A [Rs 1 crore]

Explanation:

The Tilak Swaraj Fund was launched to collect Rs 1 crore to finance the movement, and the target was met in 1921.

13.  

The movement in the Punjab during Non-Cooperation to free gurdwaras from corrupt mahants was the:

Correct Answer: B [Akali movement]

Explanation:

The Akali movement of the early 1920s sought to free gurdwaras from corrupt mahants and became part of the wider struggle.

14.  

The Khilafat leaders began non-cooperation on:

Correct Answer: D [31 August 1920]

Explanation:

The Khilafat Committee formally launched non-cooperation on 31 August 1920, before the Congress accepted it at Calcutta.

15.  

Gandhi was sentenced in March 1922 to imprisonment for:

Correct Answer: A [six years]

Explanation:

Arrested in March 1922, Gandhi was tried for sedition at Ahmedabad and sentenced to six years' imprisonment.

16.  

The Mappila rebellion of 1921 took place in:

Correct Answer: D [Malabar]

Explanation:

The Mappila rebellion broke out in August 1921 in the Malabar district of the Madras Presidency, present-day Kerala.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Chauri Chaura incident
2. Nagpur session
3. All-India Khilafat Conference at Delhi
4. Prince of Wales's visit

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C [3-2-4-1]

Explanation:

November 1919, December 1920, November 1921, February 1922.

18.  

Which of the following were part of the constructive side of Non-Cooperation?

1. Khadi and the charkha
2. Panchayats for settling disputes
3. Contesting the council elections of 1920

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: D [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Khadi, the charkha and panchayats for settling disputes were constructive programmes, but the council elections of 1920 were boycotted, not contested.

19.  

The acting President of the Ahmedabad session of December 1921 was:

Correct Answer: C [Hakim Ajmal Khan]

Explanation:

Hakim Ajmal Khan was the acting President of the Ahmedabad session of December 1921 because the President-elect C.R. Das was in jail.

20.  

The Congress membership fee fixed at Nagpur (1920) was:

Correct Answer: A [four annas a year]

Explanation:

The Nagpur constitution opened membership to all adults paying four annas a year, making the Congress a mass party.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2025

Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement:

I. The Congress declared the attainment of 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective.

II. It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if 'Swaraj' did not come within a year and the Government resorted to repression.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: C [Both I and II]

Explanation:

Nagpur adopted Swaraj by legitimate and peaceful means, and civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes were reserved for a later stage.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2025

Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme:

I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth

II. Observance of strict non-violence

III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public

IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes

How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?

Correct Answer: C [Only three]

Explanation:

Three items (I, II and IV) were part of the programme; titles and honours were to be surrendered, not retained.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2025

Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?

Correct Answer: B [Madan Mohan Malaviya and Krishna Kant]

Explanation:

Madan Mohan Malaviya and Krishna Kant defended those arrested after Chauri Chaura, saving many from the death sentence.

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