Non-Cooperation Movement

Total Questions: 48

11. The Non-Cooperation Movement was started in – [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011 U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (c) 1922
Solution:Gandhiji launched the non-cooperation movement on 1st August 1920. The movement gained widespread success in western India, Bengal, and North India.

12. The first Mass Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]

Correct Answer: (a) Non-Cooperation Movement
Solution:The Champaran Movement for indigo cultivators in 1917 was the first Movement started by Mahatma Gandhi in Champaran (Bihar). The Non-cooperation Movement was the major event in the Indian struggle for freedom after the First War of Independence in 1857.

This Movement started in 1920 and lasted through 1922. It is considered the first Mass Movement led by Gandhiji.

13. Gandhiji's Non-Cooperation Movement urged people to avoid alcohol. This resulted in a serious loss of revenue for the government. The government of a province circulated a list of prominent individuals who drank alcohol as a device to persuade people to start drinking again. Name the province. [64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (b) Bihar
Solution:As a result of Gandhiji's non-cooperation movement, there was a huge decrease in the revenue of the government due to people abstaining from alcohol.

Therefore, the Government of Bihar and Odisha released a list of great and famous people who used to consume alcohol to publicize and disseminate the beneficial effects of alcohol on health. This list included Alexander, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, and Shakespeare, among others.

14. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

  1. Congress became a mass Movement for the first time.
  2. Growth of Hindu-Muslims unity.
  3. Removal of fear of the British might come from the minds of the people.
  4. The British Government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.

Of these statements:

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Solution:There are so many achievements of Non-Cooperation Movement.

The Non-Cooperation Movement led by Gandhi was a mass Movement which was never seen before.

The popularity of the Congress and the Movement increased among the masses. The Non-Cooperation Movement certainly demonstrated that the Indian National Congress commanded the support and sympathy of vast sections of the Indian people.

Participation of Muslims in the Movement and the maintenance of communal harmony was also a great achievement. Muslim participation gave the Movement a mass character.

People became conscious of their political rights. People lost their trust in the British Government. They became confident of self-reliance. The Government failed to create fear in the mind of the public.

15. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the Non-Cooperation Movement was: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004 I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]

Correct Answer: (b) Kaiser-i-Hind
Solution:The Kaiser-i-Hind Medal for public service in India was a medal awarded by the British monarch to civilians of any nationality who rendered distinguished service in the advancement of the interests of the British Raj.

Mahatma Gandhi was awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind title in 1915 by Lord Hardinge II. Gandhi returned the medal in 1920 during the Non-Cooperation Movement. Jamnalal also surrendered the title of 'Rai Bahadur' during the Non-Cooperation Movement.

16. Who among the following gave up his legal practice during the Non-Cooperation Movement: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (d) Chittaranjan Das
Solution:During the Non-Cooperation Movement, C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vithalbhai Patel, and Vallabhbhai Patel gave up their legal practice.

17. Which of the following statements regarding the Indian freedom struggle is not correct? [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (a) Mahatma Gandhi was arrested in the year 1921.
Solution:Gandhiji was arrested on 10 March, 1922 after withdrawal of non-cooperation movement due to the Chauri-Chaura incident. Hence only option (a) is not correct , (b) and (c) are correct.

18. Who of the following supported Non-Cooperation Movement but could not see its result? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Solution:The Non-Cooperation Movement started in 1920 under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and lasted till 1922. Bal Gangadhar Tilak supported the Non-Cooperation Movement, but due to his death on the first day of the Movement, he could not see its result.

19. In which area was Rahul Sankrityayan active in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920? [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) Chhapra
Solution:Rahul Sankrityayan, originally named Kedar Nath Pandey, was active in Chhapra in the Non-Cooperation Movement.

20. Due to which event, Mahatma Gandhi halted the Non-Cooperation Movement? [46th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (b) Chauri-Chaura incident
Solution:The infamous Chauri-Chaura incident took place in a small town by the same name near Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh in February 1922. This painful event led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Mahatma Gandhi.