Consider the following passage : It urged people to resign from government offices, shun the British law-courts, withdraw from schools and colleges and boycott the elections. On the other hand, (here was a campaign for using indigenous goods, especially khadi or homespun cloth. Which movement does the above passage relate to ?

The passage describes the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22) led by Mahatma Gandhi. This movement was characterized by the surrender of government titles and the boycott of civil services, army, police, law courts, legislative councils, and educational institutions [3]. Thousands of students left government-controlled schools, and lawyers like Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das gave up their legal practices . The movement also emphasized the economic boycott of foreign goods, leading to the promotion of indigenous goods, specifically khadi (homespun cloth) [1]. While the Swadeshi movement (1905) also promoted indigenous goods, the specific combination of resigning from government offices, boycotting elections, and withdrawing from schools and courts is the hallmark of the Non-Cooperation phase as outlined in Gandhi's plan to make British rule collapse through non-participation [3].

Sources

1. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 16: Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan > p. 332
2. [1] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > 1.3 Why Non-cooperation? > p. 33