Question

British rule in india would have collapsed if Indians had not cooperated.how did this statement helped in starting a mass movement in india against the British rule?

Answer 1

(i). Mahatma Gandhi declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians and if they had refused to cooperate, British rule in India would have been collapsed within a year.

(ii). He proposed that the movement should unfold in stages. It should begin with the surrendering of titles that the government had awarded to the Indians.

(iii). A boycott of civil services, army, police, courts and legislative assemblies, schools and foreign goods would show their non-cooperation to the British Empire.

(iv). Mahatma Gandhi felt that in case the government used suppression, a full civil disobedience campaign would be launched.

Answer 2

The rule would have collapsed had citizens not cooperated.

• British control in India was founded with the participation of Indians.
• According to Gandhi Ji, British dominion in India would have disintegrated in a year if they had refused to participate.
• He suggested that the movement take place in phases. It should start with the Indians relinquishing titles that the government had bestowed on them.
• A civil service, army, police, courts, and legislative assembly, schools, and foreign commodities boycott would demonstrate their opposition to the British Empire.
• If the government utilised repression, he believed a full-fledged civil disobedience movement would be started.

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