Question

After which incident Mahatma Gandhi had called Non-Cooperation Movement as his ‘Himalayan Blunder’?
1. Chauri-Chaura
2. Kheda Satyagraha
3. Nagpur Satyagraha
4. Rajkot Satyagraha

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Chauri-Chaura

The correct answer is Chauri-Chaura.

• Mahatma Gandhi had called Non-Cooperation Movement his ‘Himalayan Blunder' after the incident of Chauri Chaura.
• Chauri-Chaura:
  • Chauri Chaura is a town in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
  • On 4th February 1922, this town witnessed a violent incident. A large crowd of peasants set on fire a police station that killed 22 policemen.
  • Due to this incident, Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22).
  • It involved the use of swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods, especially machine-made cloth, and legal, educational, and administrative institutions, "refusing to assist a ruler who misrules".

• Events and their respective years:-
  • ​Chauri-Chaura -  4th February, 1922. 
  • Kheda Satyagraha - 11th March 1918.
  • Nagpur Satyagraha - 1923.
  • Rajkot Satyagraha - 7th March 1939.