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Non-Cooperation Movement Strategy

HistoryModern: Freedom StruggleStatement-basedMediumStatic

Question

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

Options

a

I only

b

II only

c

Both I and II

Answer
d

Neither I nor II

Explanation

Both statements are correct.

At the 1920 Nagpur session, Congress changed its creed to the attainment of Swaraj through peaceful and legitimate means (Statement I). The movement was designed to escalate in phases, starting with the surrender of titles, boycotts, and eventually graduating to mass civil disobedience and tax refusal if demands were unmet (Statement II).

The Non-Cooperation Movement marked the Congress's shift from constitutional agitation to extra-legal mass action.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q20

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Modern: Freedom Struggle

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History Cl.12 Ch.13

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