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Q80 (NDA-II/2015) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Answer Verified

Which one of the following statements about Khilafat Movement is not correct?

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: D
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The Khilafat Movement was a significant pan-Islamic protest in India. Statements 1, 2, and 3 are historically accurate. The movement demanded that the Khalifa retain control over Muslim holy places and sufficient territory to defend the faith [2]. It was led by a younger, radical generation including the Ali brothers and Maulana Azad, who advocated for militant nationalism over the conservative Aligarh school [4]. Indian Muslim leaders utilized the Khilafat issue as a powerful symbol to unify the community under a national umbrella. However, statement 4 is incorrect because the decision to launch the Non-Cooperation Movement was finalized at the Central Khilafat Committee meeting in Allahabad in June 1920, not Delhi. While a Delhi conference occurred in November 1919, it primarily called for a boycott of British goods and victory celebrations rather than the full-scale Non-Cooperation Movement [3].

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. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 16: Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan > p. 330
  3. [4] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > Activity > p. 32
  4. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 16: Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan > p. 329
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