Question

When did the non-cooperation movement begin?
A.August 1920
B.January 1921
C.September 1921
D.December 1921

Answer 1

Hint: Non-cooperation campaign, Mahatma Gandhi's futile effort to persuade the British government of India to give India self-government, or swaraj. It was one of the first orchestrated acts of broad-based civil disobedience by Gandhi (satyagraha).

Complete answer:
Under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the non-cooperation movement was initiated on 5 September 1920 by the Indian National Congress (INC). In September 1920, the party initiated the Non-Cooperation Policy at the Congress meeting in Calcutta. In the past of the Indian independence movement, it signified a new chapter.
Essentially, the uprising was a peaceful and non-violent demonstration in India against the British government. As a mark of dissent, Indians were asked to give up their titles and withdraw from nominated seats in the local bodies. People have been forced to withdraw from their positions in government. People were asked to remove their children from schools and colleges managed or aided by the government. People were asked to boycott foreign products and only use goods produced in India.
Citizens have been urged to boycott the legislative council elections. They begged people not to fight in the British army. It was also planned that people would fail to pay their taxes if the above measures didn't yield success. Swarajya, or self-government, was also required by the INC. Only entirely non-violent means will be used to meet the demands.
In the independence movement, the non-cooperation movement was a crucial measure because, for the first time, the INC was willing to forgo legislative means to obtain self-rule. Gandhiji had ensured that if this movement continued to be accomplished, Swaraj would be done in a year.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: In February 1922, in the aftermath of the Chauri Chaura attack, Gandhiji called off the revolution. A violent crowd set fire to a police station in Chauri Chaura, Uttar Pradesh, killing 22 police officers during a confrontation between the police and the movement's demonstrators. Gandhiji called off the movement claiming that people by ahimsa were not ready for uprising against the government. Several figures, such as Motilal Nehru and C R Das, opposed the suspension of the agitation only because of occasional outbreaks of violence.