Question

Which one of the following is not a
feature of the Non-Cooperation
Movement?
(a) Economic boycott was intense and
successful.
(b) The middle class participated in
very large numbers in the
movement.
(c) It was marked by uneven
geographical spread and regional
variations.
(d) Along with Non-Cooperation, other
Gandhian social reform movements
like the anti-liquor campaign
achieved some success.

Answer 1

Answer:

c is the answer to this question

Answer 2

Option (b) is not a feature of the Non-Cooperation Movement, i.e The middle class participated in very large numbers in the movement.

• Option (a) is one of the important feature of movement because there was massive economic boycott like picketing of shops, boycott of foreign cloth and goods was observed during the movement.

• Option (c) is true as the movement had shown uneven geographical spread with regional variations due to difference in cause of struggles, political interest and ideology. It was also due to unawareness of among masses about the common goal of Non-Cooperation movement.

• Option (d) is also true as the Non-Cooperation movement resulted in several other social reform like the anti-liquor campaign, peasant movement, and swadeshi movement. People picketed the liquor shop across the country, they burnt foreign goods and also boycotted foreign products and promoted 'swadeshi'. Several other social reform movement took place like Akali Movement in Punjab, forest laws in Andhra and Kisan Sabha in UP.