MCQ on Non-Cooperation Movement during British India | Non-Cooperation Movement MCQ
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a very important topic for all competitive Exams held throughout India. The Non-Cooperation Movement was the first India’s nationwide mass movement that was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in Sep 1920. Gandhiji withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement on Feb 5, 1922, due to the Chari-Chaura incident. Here, we are discussing 50 GK MCQs on the topic “Non-Cooperation Movement MCQ”.
50 important Non-Cooperation Movement MCQ
1. In which of the following year the Non-Co-operation Movement was launched by the Indian National Congress?
(A) 1917
(B) 1918
(C) 1920
(D) 1928
Ans:- (C) 1920
2. Non-Cooperation movement was adopted during which of the following congress session?
(A) Ahmedabad session 1921
(B) Amritsar session 1919
(C) Nagpur session 1920
(D) Gaya session 1922
Ans:- (C) Nagpur session 1920
3. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when the Non-Cooperation Movement was launched?
(A) C Vijayaraghavachariar
(B) Annie Besant
(C) Surendranath Banerjee
(D) Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans:- (A) C Vijayaraghavachariar
4. Which of the following was the first Mass Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Non-Co-operation Movement
(B) Salt Movement
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) Neel Movement
Ans:- (A) Non-Co-operation Movement
5. Which among the following movement was combined with the Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhiji’s leadership?
(A) Civil Disobedience Movement
(B) Quit India Movement
(C) Khilafat Movement
(D) Swadeshi Movement
Ans:- (C) Khilafat Movement
6. Who among the following founded the Indian National Liberal Foundation during the Non-Co-operation Movement?
(A) C.R. Das
(B) Annie Besant
(C) Surendranath Banerjee
(D) Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans:- (C) Surendranath Banerjee
7. When did the Non-Co-operation Movement start on the question of the caliphate?
(A) 1918
(B) 1920
(C) 1922
(D) 1924
Ans:- (B) 1920
8. Which incident was a major factor in launching the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(B) Partition of Bengal
(C) Swadeshi Movement
(D) Salt March
Ans:- (A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
9. Who among the following had moved the Non-Co-operation resolution in the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1920?
(A) C.R. Das
(B) Annie Besant
(C) B.C. Pal
(D) Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans:- (A) C.R. Das
10. Which of the following tactics was NOT used in the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Boycott of foreign cloth
(B)Boycott of government Schools and college
(C) Boycott of Legislative Council
(D) Violating Salt Law
Ans:- (D) Violating Salt Law
11. Which of the following was a direct consequence of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Poona Pact
(B) Lucknow Pact
(C) Formation of Swaraj Party
(D) Simon Commission
Ans:- (C) Formation of Swaraj Party
12. When did Gandhiji give the slogan of ‘Swaraj in a year’?
(A) During Dandi March
(B) During Non-Co-operation Movement
(C) During Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) During Round Table Conference
Ans:- (B) During Non-Co-operation Movement
13. Which famous educational institution was established as a part of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Banaras Hindu University
(B) Jamia Millia Islamia
(C) Aligarh Muslim University
(D) Delhi University
Ans:- (B) Jamia Millia Islamia
14. “To attain Swaraj in a year” was the aim of______?
(A) Civil Disobedience Movement
(B) Home Rule Movement
(C) Khilafat Movement
(D) Non-Co-operation Movement
Ans:- (D) Non-Co-operation Movement
15. In the Non-Cooperation Movement, which of the following became a symbol of self-reliance?
(A) Khadi
(B) Salt
(C) Tea
(D) Spices
Ans:- (A) Khadi
16. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Non-Co-operation Movement?
(A) The period of the Movement was from 1920 to 1922
(B) Attainment of Swaraj within a year was its motto
(C) It comprised the programme of the boycott
(D) M.A. Jinnah had supported this movement
Ans:- (D) M.A. Jinnah had supported this movement
17. Who was the Viceroy of India during the launch of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Lord Hardinge
(B) Lord Chelmsford
(C) Lord Reading
(D) Lord Irwin
Ans:- (B) Lord Chelmsford
18. Why did Mahatma Gandhi withdraw the Non-Co-operation Movement in 1922?
(A) Most of the leaders were arrested and they were in prison
(B) Britishers were ready to accept the demands partly
(C) Because of the violence in Chauri-Chaura
(D) There was not any chance of success of the movement
Ans:- (C) Because of the violence in Chauri-Chaura
19. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the Non-Co-operation Movement was_____?
(A) Hind Kesari
(B) Kaiser-i-Hind
(C) Rai Bahadur
(D) Rt. Honorable
Ans:- (B) Kaiser-i-Hind
20. Who among the following gave up his legal practice during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) M.M. Malviya
(C) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(D) Chittaranjan Das
Ans:- (D) Chittaranjan Das
21. A pleader of Bihar who left his lucrative practice during the Non-Cooperation Movement was_____?
(A) Jai Prakash Narayan
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Sahajananda Saraswati
(D) Raj Kumar Shukla
Ans:- (B) Rajendra Prasad
22. Who of the following supported the Non-Co-operation Movement, but could not see it’s result?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Chittaranjan Das
Ans:- (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
23. In which area was Rahul Sankrityayan active in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920?
(A) Chhapra
(B) Delhi
(C) Lucknow
(D) Patna
Ans:- (A) Chhapra
24. The Chauri-Chaura episode took place on____?
(A) 5th February, 1922
(B) 4th February, 1922
(C) 2nd February, 1922
(D) 6th February, 1922
Ans:- (A) 5th February, 1922
25. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Chauri Chaura incident?
(A) Lord Hardinge
(B) Lord Chelmsford
(C) Lord Reading
(D) Lord Irwin
Ans:- (C) Lord Reading
26. In which district is Chauri-Chaura situated?
(A) Deoria
(B) Gorakhpur
(C) Kushinagar
(D) Maharajganj
Ans:- (B) Gorakhpur
27. Due to which of the event, Mahatma Gandhi halted the Non Co-operation Movement?
(A) Kakori Case
(B) Chauri-Chaura incident
(C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(D) Muzaffarpur case
Ans:- (B) Chauri-Chaura incident
28. Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-Co-operation Movement because_____?
(A) The support of public was not satisfactory
(B) Muslims set himself apart from the movement
(C) Repressive measures adopted by the British Government
(D) The violent incident at ChauriChaura
Ans:- (D) The violent incident at ChauriChaura
29. After which incident, Mahatma Gandhi had called Non-Cooperation Movement as his ‘Himalayan Blunder’?
(A) Chauri-Chaura
(B) Kheda Satyagraha
(C) Nagpur Satyagraha
(D) Rajkot Satyagraha20.
Ans:- (A) Chauri-Chaura
30. Which of the following was not a strategy of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Non-payment of taxes
(B) Renunciation of government honours and titles
(C) Boycott of legislative council
(D) Armed rebellion
Ans:- (D) Armed rebellion
31. Where was Mahatma Gandhi when the Chauri-Chaura episode took place?
(A) At Delhi
(B) At Calcutta
(C) At Chauri-Chaura
(D) At Bardoli
Ans:- (D) At Bardoli
32. The Non-Co-operation Movement was launched in 1920. When was it ended?
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1922
(D) 1924
Ans:- (C) 1922
33. Who tabled a vote of censure against Gandhiji for calling off the Non-Co-operation Movement at the meeting of All India Congress Committee held on 24 February, 1922, at Delhi?
(A) K.T. Shah
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Dr. Moonje
Ans:- (D) Dr. Moonje
34. Which organization was formed by C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru due to their discontent with the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Indian National Liberal Federation
(B) Swaraj Party
(C) Forward Bloc
(D) Home Rule League
Ans:- (B) Swaraj Party
35. During 1923-28, the repetition of revolutionary activities in Indian politics was due to______?
(A) Rising influence of leaders like Hardayal and Lajpat Rai
(B) Postponement of Non-Co-operation Movement by Gandhiji
(C) Influences of foreign events
(D) Refusal of Indian demand by Britishers
Ans:- (B) Postponement of Non-Co-operation Movement by Gandhiji
36. Which one of the following had taken burning of the foreign clothes as an insensate waste during the Non-Co-operation Movement?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans:- (B) Motilal Nehru
37. Who among the following had opposed the burning of foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Shaukat Ali
(D) C.R. Das
Ans:- (A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
38. What was the main objective of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) To have the attainment of self-government
(B) To have the attainment of swaraj
(C) To support the British war effort in World War I
(D) None of the above
Ans:- (B) To have the attainment of swaraj
39. The main outcome of 1921-22 Non-Co-operation Movement was____?
(A) Hindu-Muslim unity
(B) More powers to provinces
(C) Increase in elected members to the Central Legislative Assembly
(D) Division in the Indian National Congress
Ans:- (A) Hindu-Muslim unity
40. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) 1885-Foundation of Indian National Congress
(B) 1905-The Partition of Bengal
(C) 1909-Morley-Minto Reforms
(D) 1930-Non-Co-operation Movement
Ans:- (D) 1930-Non-Co-operation Movement
41. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) 1940-Lahore Session of Indian National Congress
(B) 1931-Execution of Rajguru
(C) 1921-Commencement of Non Co-operation Movement
(D) 1920-Rowlatt Satyagraha
Ans:- (B) 1931-Execution of Rajguru
42. Consider the following statements. The Non-Co-operation Movement led to the____
1. Congress becoming a mass Movement for the first time.
2. Growth of Hindu-Muslims unity.
3. Removal of fear of the Britishmight come from the minds of the people.
4. British Government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians. Of these statements.
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(B) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(C) 1 and 3 are correct
(D) 3 and 4 are correct
Ans:- (B) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
43. Which was a significant outcome of the Non-Cooperation Movement despite its suspension?
(A) Complete swaraj
(B) Hindu-Muslim unity
(C) Dominion Status
(D) Decline of Indian National Congress
Ans:- (B) Hindu-Muslim unity
44. Indicate true sequence of events concerning the postponement of Non-Co-operation Movement.
1. Police firing in Chauri-Chaura.
2. Police station set fired by violent crowd.
3. Postponement of Movement by Gandhiji.
4. Arresting of Gandhiji.
Select your answer of the following
code.
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 2, 1, 3 and 4
(C) 4, 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 1, 4 and 3
Ans:- (A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
45. Choose the correct sequence of the events with the help of codes given below.
1. Chauri-Chaura incident
2. Suspension of Non-Cooperation Movement
3. Bardoli Resolution
Code
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 2, 3, 1
(C) 1, 3, 2
(D) 2, 1, 3
Ans:- (C) 1, 3, 2
46. Which of the following institutions were founded during the Non-Cooperation Movement_____
1. Kashi Vidyapeeth
2. Gujarat Vidyapeeth
3. Jamia Milia
4. Kashi Hindu Vishwa Vidyalaya
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Code
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3
(D) All of the above
Ans:- (C) Only 1, 2 and 3
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47. Consider the following statements.
Assertion (A): Mahatma Gandhi postponed the Non-Co-operation Movement in 1922.
Reason (R): The postponement was opposed by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans:- (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
48. What was one of the key social reforms advocated by Mahatma Gandhi during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
(A) Removal of untouchability
(B) Women’s education
(C) Prohibition of alcohol
((D) Child marriage
Ans:- (A) Removal of untouchability
49. What was the impact of the Non-Cooperation Movement on Indian educational institutions?
(A) Increased enrollment in schools and universities
(B) Establishment of national schools and colleges
(C) Decline in literacy rates
(D) Shift towards technical education
Ans:- (B) Establishment of national schools and colleges
50. What was the attitude of the British government towards the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920?
(A) British government supported it
(B) They ignored it
(C) They suppressed it with force
(D) They negotiated with the leaders
Ans:- (C) They suppressed it with force