Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The immediate causes responsible for launching the non-cooperation movement were the Khilafat and the Punjab wrongs.
2.The Ali brothers – Shukha and Muhammed – and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad were the prime movers in the Khilafat movement.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: The two immediate causes responsible for launching the non-cooperation movement were the Khilafat and the Punjab wrongs.
- While the khilafat issue related to the position of the Turkish Sultan vis-a- vis the holy places of Islam, the Punjab issue related to the exoneration of the perpetrators of the Jallianwala massacre.
- While the control over holy places of Islam was taken over by non-Islamic powers against the assurances of the British rulers, the British courts of enquiry totally exonerated Reginald Dyer and Michael O’Dwyer of the crime perpetrated at Jallianwala.
- Gandhi and the Congress, who were bent upon Hindu-Muslim unity, now stood by their Muslim compatriots who felt betrayed by the British regime.
- The Ali brothers – Shukha and Muhammed – and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad were the prime movers in the Khilafat movement.
Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT