Question

(i). Why did the Muslims form the Khilafat Committee in India?

(A) Harsh treaty was imposed on the Khalifa.

(B) Harsh treaty was imposed on the Ottoman people.

(C)The end of the World War took place.

(D)To protest the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Khilafat movement was launched with the purpose of pressurizing the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the war. All India Khilafat Committee was created at Lucknow by leaders like Muhammad Ali, Shaukat Ali, Maulana Azad, Hasrat Mohani and many others. It was also a period of Hindu-Muslim unity due to overlapping of Non-Cooperation and Khilafat movement.

The leaders of the Khilafat Movement joined hands with Indian National Congress for the upcoming Non-cooperation Movement. March 19, 1920, was observed as Khilafat Day and following that there was an all-party conference in June 1920 at Allahabad. The agenda of the Non-cooperation Movement was finalized.