Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme:

Question

Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme:

I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth

II. Observance of strict non-violence

III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public

IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes

How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?

1. A. Only one
2. B. Only two
3. C. Only three (Correct answer)
4. D. All the four

Correct Answer

Option C — Only three

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only three.

Key Points

• Explanation: The Non-Cooperation Programme adopted at the Nagpur session in December 1920 included the boycott of law-courts and of foreign cloth (I), the observance of strict non-violence (II), and the establishment of panchayats for settling disputes as an alternative to British courts (IV).
• These three were part of the programme.
• Why Statement III is wrong: The programme called for the surrender of titles and honours conferred by the government — not their retention.
• Keeping titles while merely refraining from using them in public was never part of the Non-Cooperation Programme.

Additional Information

• The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22) also involved boycotting government schools and colleges and the legislative councils, and promoting swadeshi, khadi and national schools.
• Gandhi suspended it after the Chauri Chaura incident in February 1922.