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 k

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Q: 104 (CAPF/2010)
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 ?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CAPF

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The passage describes a movement that urges people to resign from government offices, shun British law-courts, withdraw from schools and colleges, and boycott elections. Additionally, there is a campaign for using indigenous goods, particularly khadi or homespun cloth.

Option 1: Swadeshi - This movement promotes the use of domestic goods and boycotting foreign goods, but it does not include the specific actions mentioned in the passage.

Option 2: Non-cooperation - This is the correct answer because the actions described in the passage align with the principles of non-cooperation. The movement encourages people to refuse to cooperate with British authorities and institutions through various means including resigning from government offices, boycotting elections, and withdrawing from schools and colleges. The campaign for using indigenous goods is also a form of non-cooperation with British economic control.

Option 3: Civil Disobedience - Civil disobedience involves deliberately disobeying specific laws or regulations as a form of protest. While some of the actions mentioned in the passage, such as boycotting elections, may be considered forms of civil disobedience, the passage as a whole focuses more on non-cooperation.

Option 4: Quit India - The Quit India movement, which occurred during World