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Q81 (NDA-I/2017) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Answer Verified

Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement ?

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The Khilafat movement (1919-1920) was a significant pan-Islamic protest led by the Ali brothers, Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, to protect the Ottoman Caliphate [3]. The movement's primary demands included that the Turkish Sultan (Khalifa) must retain control over Muslim sacred places in the former Ottoman Empire and be left with sufficient territory to defend the Islamic faith [2]. Contrary to the statement in option 2, the Indian National Congress actively supported the movement [2]. Mahatma Gandhi viewed the Khilafat issue as a unique opportunity to forge Hindu-Muslim unity and convinced the Congress at the Calcutta session in September 1920 to link it with the Non-Cooperation movement for Swaraj [2]. Therefore, the claim that Congress did not support the movement is historically incorrect [2].

Sources

  1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 11: MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT > What was the Khilafat Movement? > p. 290
  2. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 16: Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan > p. 330
  3. [2] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > Activity > p. 32
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