Question

Statement I: Gandhi favoured the launching of Satyagraha and Non-cooperation against the Government on Khilafat issue.

Statement II: Tilak opposed the alliance with Muslim leaders over a religious issue.
1. Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
2. Both the statements are individually true and statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.
3. Statement I is true but statement II is false.
4. Statement I is false but statement II is true.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Both the statements are individually true and statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. Both the statements are individually true and statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.

Gandhi was the President of the All India Khilafat Committee and favoured the launching of satyagraha and non-cooperation for Khilafat issue. Hence, Statement I is correct.

• The congress was not united in this form of political action.
• Tilak opposed the alliance with Muslim leaders on the religious issue. According to him, Satyagraha was an instrument of politics. Hence, Statement II is correct. However, Statement II is not a correct explanation of Statement I.
  • He was also opposing the form of boycotting the councils.
• Gandhi was able to get the approval of Congress,
  • It was a golden opportunity to cement Hindu-Muslim unity and bring Muslims in the national movement.
  • After the Hunter Commission report on Punjab incident, Congress was losing faith in constitutional reforms.
• August 1920, Khilafat committee formally launched the campaign of non-cooperation.

Khilafat issue:

• Muslims were angered by the treatment of Turkey by the British after the First World war.
• They regarded the Sultan of Turkey as their spiritual leader, Khalifa.
• After the war, the British took a stern attitude towards Turkey and the Khalifa was removed from power.
• Muslims demanded Khalifa’s control over Muslims sacred places with sufficient territories under his control.
• In 1919, Khilafat committee was formed under the leadership of Ali brothers (Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali), Maulana Azad, Azmal Khan, etc. to force the British government to change its attitude towards Turkey.