Non-Cooperation Movement

Total Questions: 48

41. Who led cultivators in Bihar during the Non-Cooperation Movement? [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (b) Swami Vidyanand
Solution:Swami Vidyanand was a peasant leader who led several agitations for the redressal of peasants' grievances in Bihar. Swami Vidyanand, while campaigning for the non-cooperation movement, linked up peasant issue with it.

42. Which of the following institutions were founded during the Non-cooperation Movement (1920-22)? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

  1. Kashi Vidyapeeth
  2. Gujarat Vidyapeeth
  3. Jamia Millia
  4. Kashi Hindu Vishva Vidyalaya
    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3 only
Solution:The following institutions were established during the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22):- Kashi Vidyapeeth (Varanasi) in 1921, Gujarat Vidyapeeth (Ahmadabad) in 1920, and Jamia Millia Islamia (Aligarh) in 1920, which was later transferred to Delhi. Madan Mohan Malviya founded Banaras Hindu Vishva Vidhyalaya in Varanasi in 1916.

43. Who among the following had opposed the burning of foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Rabindranath Tagore
Solution:Rabindranath Tagore gave special importance to constructive programs as opposed to agitation and protests, due to which he spoke in his letter to Gandhiji about adopting a constructive program as opposed to burning Holi of foreign clothes during the non-cooperation movement. Rabindranath Tagore called the burning of foreign cloth an "indiscriminate or callous waste."

44. Who wrote to Mahatma Gandhi that it was 'a ruthless waste' when foreign clothes were burnt during the Non-Cooperation Movement? [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002 U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2003 U.P. P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004 U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (b) Rabindranath Tagore
Solution:Rabindranath Tagore gave special importance to constructive programs as opposed to agitation and protests, due to which he spoke in his letter to Gandhiji about adopting a constructive program as opposed to burning Holi of foreign clothes during the non-cooperation movement. Rabindranath Tagore called the burning of foreign cloth an "indiscriminate or callous waste."

45. During 1923-28, the repetition of revolutionary activities in Indian politics was due to: [41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (b) Postponement of non-cooperation movement by Gandhiji
Solution:The suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 and the absence of any political activity in the country disappointed the many Nationalistic peoples of the country. They were dissatisfied with the political leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and the way of Non-violence in the freedom struggle.

They were inspired by the violent revolutionary activities in Russia, China, Ireland, and Turkey, and they accepted the violent Revolutionary Movements to overthrow the British rule from India. Thus, this duration is considered as the repetition of revolutionary activities in Indian politics.

46. Choose the correct sequence of the events with the help of codes given below- [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

(1) Chauri-Chaura incident
(2) Suspension of Non-Cooperation Movement
(3) Bardoli Resolutions
Code:

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 3, 2
Solution:The correct sequence of the events is:
(i) Chauri-Chaura incident - February 4th, 1922
(ii) Bardoli Resolutions - February 12th, 1922
(iii) Suspension of Non-Cooperation Movement - In February 1922, a meeting of Congress working Committee was held in Bardoli in which Gandhiji decided to terminate the Non-cooperation Movement.

47. A pleader of Bihar who left his lucrative practice during Non-Cooperation Movement was: [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Rajendra Prasad
Solution:Rajendra Prasad was a pleader who left his lucrative practice to support the non-cooperation movement. He wrote a book named "India Divided."

48. Who led cultivators in Bihar during the Non-cooperation Movement? [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (a) Swami Vidyanand
Solution:Swami Vidyanand was a peasant leader who led several agitations for the redressal of peasants' grievances in Bihar. Swami Vidyanand, while campaigning for the non-cooperation movement, linked up peasant issue with it.