(a) Non-cooperation is a way of protesting in which you do not co-operate with the evil doer. Gandhi asked-his countrymen not to assist the foreign government to rule over them.
(b) Objectives of the Non-Cooperation movement:
1. Restoring the old status of the Sultan of Turkey.
2. Punishing those quilty of atrocities in Punjab.
3. Attaining Swaraj for India.
(c) Impact of the Movement:
1. The movement provided a base to the Congress Gandhi mobilised masses in this movement. All sections of society—peasants, workers, lawyers, students, moneyed classes, women and oppressed people participated in their struggle for freedom.
2. The movement undermined the power and prestige of the British Government. It created an anti British feeling in the country.
3. Repression failed to crush the spirit of the people. The movement made the people bold and patriotic.
4. Gandhi was determined to emancipate the poor and the oppressed. Removal of untouchability and promotion of Khadi became essential tool in Gandhi’s struggle against British rule. Message of Swadeshi was spread.
5. Another positive achievement was that the movement set the scene of Hindu Muslim unity. Never before any movement received the willing support of Hindus and Muslims alike.