Question

The National Hindu Radicals who were supported by _____ were victorious at the Allahabad meeting of the Central Khilafat Committee.
1. Tilak
2. Gandhiji
3. Ali brothers
4. Motilal Nehru

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Gandhiji

The correct answer is Gandhiji.

• On 9 June 1920, the Khilafat Committee at Allahabad accepted the suggestion of non-cooperation and requested Gandhiji to lead the movement.
• The Khilafat movement underwent from 1919-20 to express Muslim support for the Turkish Caliph against the allied powers.
• On November 23, 1919, the All India Khilafat Conference was organized in New Delhi.
• In India Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and his brother Maulana Shaukat Ali led the movement.

• Non-Coperation Movement
  • The Non-cooperation movement was launched on 5th September 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi with the aim of self-governance and obtaining full independence.
  • The Non-Cooperation movement and Khilafat movement were organized with the full support of each other and established Hindu-Muslim unity in the country.
  • The movement ended in February 1922 after the Chauri Chaura incident.
  • The aim of the Non-Cooperation Movement was self-governance and obtaining full independence.