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The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn after the

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The Non-Cooperation Movement, launched in January 1921 by Mahatma Gandhi, was a nationwide mass movement against British rule [2]. However, the movement was abruptly withdrawn in February 1922 following the Chauri-Chaura incident in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces [3]. During this event, a Congress procession was fired upon by the police, leading an enraged mob to retaliate by burning down a police station, which resulted in the deaths of 22 policemen [4]. Gandhi, a staunch advocate of non-violence, felt that the movement had turned violent and that the Indian people were not yet fully prepared for peaceful mass resistance [5]. Consequently, the Congress Working Committee met at Bardoli and ratified the decision to suspend the movement, despite criticism from other nationalist leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose [4].

Sources

  1. [1] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > April 1919 > p. 42
  2. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 11: MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT > Fig. 11.17 > p. 314
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > 15. Lord Reading 1921-1926 > p. 821
  4. [4] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 4: Advent of Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation > e) Chauri Chaura Incident and Withdrawal of the Movement > p. 49
  5. [5] https://dkgirlscollege.ac.in/online/attendence/classnotes/files/1732174539.pdf
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SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CAPF · 2008 · Q63 Relevance score: 3.22

The Non-Cooperation movement was called off as a result of agitation at which one of the following places ?

CDS-I · 2018 · Q63 Relevance score: 3.06

Which of the following statements about the Non-Cooperation Movement is/are correct? 1. It was marked by significant participation of peasants from Karnataka. 2. It was marked by non-Brahmin lower caste participation in Madras and Maharashtra. 3. It was marked by the lack of labour unrest in places like Assam, Bengal and Madras. 4. It was badly shaken by the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922 after which Gandhiji decided to continue with the movement on a much smaller scale. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

IAS · 1998 · Q35 Relevance score: 2.89

Assertion (A) : Gandhi stopped the Non-Co-operation Movement in 1922. Reason (R) : Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.

CAPF · 2009 · Q54 Relevance score: 1.52

Which among the following was not a demand of Mahatma Gandhi to the Government as a condition of settlement before he launched the Non-cooperation movement ?

CDS-II · 2025 · Q69 Relevance score: 0.75

Matangini Hazra and Lakshman Naik sacrificed their lives in :