Question

What was the aim of Khilafat Movement? 1) To organise the Muslims to fight for freedom. 2) To defend the temporal power of the Turkish ruler (Khalif) and to protest against the harsh treatment meted out to him by the British. 3) To demand equal rights for the Muslims. 4) To support the Congress leaders in their struggle.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Khilafat movement (1919-1924) was an agitation by Indian Muslims allied with Indian nationalism in the years following World War I. Its purpose was to pressure 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.