Question

Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the ___________ Movement.
A] Khilafat
B] Non-cooperation
C] Swadeshi
D] Civil Disobedience

Answer 1

Hint: When the Britishers established their rule in India, they introduced of British origin and forced people to adapt towards their culture. Gandhi, along with his followers decided not to cooperate with this suggestion and formed an alliance on 5th September 1920 . The movement was taken under the guidance of INC and became a great success as long as the riots go.

Complete answer: The non-cooperation movement was launched under the Indian National Congress on 5th September 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi. The decision was made during the Congress session in Calcutta. The movement aimed at the unorthodox demands of the colonizers in order for people in India to adapt towards their culture. After the horrific attacks in Jallianwala Bagh in 1919 and other confrontations, Gandhi and his followers planned the withdrawal of the nation's co-operation from the British Government, hence launching the Non-Cooperation Movement. This affected the administrative set up of the country. As a part of the movement, Indians were requested to give back their titles given by the British and resign from nominated seats in the local bodies. People resigned from their government jobs and some took back their kids from government-controlled or aided schools and colleges. Later, Gandhiji decided to call off the movement saying people were not ready for revolt against the government through ahimsa. Several leaders like Motilal Nehru and C R Das were against the suspension of the movement only due to sporadic incidents of violence.

Hence the solution is option B.

Note: There were rumours saying that Gandhi called off the movement in an attempt to salvage his own personal image. However, historians and leaders associated with the movement welcomed Gandhi's judgment. Gandhi could not compromise his fundamental principle of non-violence by reluctantly accepting and allowing the violent struggle that evidently was circling round the movement with extremist elements of Indian independence movement at its core.