Which one of the following statements is not correct about Non-Co-operation Movement?
1) The period of the Movement was from 1920 to 1922
2) Attainment of Swaraj within a year was its motto
3) It comprised the programme of the boycott
4) M.A. Jinnah had supported this movement
The correct answer is Attainment of Swaraj within a year was its motto .
The correct answer is option 2) Attainment of Swaraj within a year was its motto.
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant mass movement in the Indian independence struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi from 1920 to 1922. The movement aimed to resist British colonial rule in India through non-violent means such as boycotting British goods, institutions, and government offices. The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were to create a sense of Indian nationalism, to promote Swadeshi goods and industries, and to achieve self-rule or Swaraj.
However, the movement did not have a specific timeline or motto of attaining Swaraj within a year, as mentioned in option 2. This option is incorrect. The movement was called off in 1922 after the Chauri Chaura incident, in which a group of protesters clashed with police, resulting in the death of several policemen. Gandhi felt that the movement had lost its non-violent character and called it off as a result.
Option 1 is correct as the period of the Non-Cooperation Movement was from 1920 to 1922. Option 3 is also correct as the programme of the boycott was a crucial element of the movement. Option 4 is incorrect as M.A. Jinnah did not support the Non-Cooperation Movement, and instead, he criticized Gandhi’s methods of non-cooperation and civil disobedience.