Non-Cooperation And Khilafat Movements (1919-1922) PYQs — 20 UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Question 1

"Sedition has become my religion" was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of

Accepted Answer

B. publicly violating Salt Law at Dandi

Question 2

Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement : The Congress declared the attainment of 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective. 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?

Accepted Answer

C. Both I and II

Question 3

Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme : Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth Observance of strict non-violence Retention of titles and honours without using them in public Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?

Accepted Answer

C. Only three

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

B. Madan Mohan Malaviya and Krishna Kant

Question 5

With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the 'Sedition Committee'. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Accepted Answer

B. 1 and 2 only

Question 6

The Rowlatt Act aimed at

Accepted Answer

B. imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial

Question 7

Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?

Accepted Answer

C. J B Kriplani

Question 8

Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

Accepted Answer

C. Lord Chelmsford

Question 9

Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?

Accepted Answer

C. The Rowlatt Act

Question 10

The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was:

Accepted Answer

C. Rabindra Nath Tagore

Question 11

Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Au and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council. Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.

Accepted Answer

D. A is false but R is true

Question 12

Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?

Accepted Answer

B. Hasrat Mohani

Question 13

The Hunter Commission was appointed after the:

Accepted Answer

B. Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Question 14

“In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus”. To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?

Accepted Answer

A. Revolt of 1857

Question 15

The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the:

Accepted Answer

C. Champaran Movement

Question 16

Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as 'Preventive Murder'?

Accepted Answer

B. Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh

Question 17

Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.

Accepted Answer

A. Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A.

Question 18

Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement. Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti—imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movement.

Accepted Answer

A. Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

Question 19

The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by:

Accepted Answer

D. Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 20

Consider the following statements:

The Non-Cooperation Movement led to:

Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time
Growth of Hindu-Muslims unity
Removal of fear of the British might from the minds of the people
British government's willingness to grant political concessions to Indians

Of these statements:

Accepted Answer

B. 2 and 3 are correct