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Non-Cooperation Movement in Towns
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Q1.Which professional group prominently gave up their practice to join the Non-Cooperation Movement, figures like Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das among them?
- A.Lawyers✓ Correct Answer
- B.Doctors
- C.Farmers
- D.Soldiers
Explanation: Many lawyers, including Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das, gave up their legal practices to support the movement.
Q2.During the Non-Cooperation Movement, students responded by:
- A.Leaving government-controlled schools and colleges✓ Correct Answer
- B.Enrolling in more government colleges
- C.Migrating abroad for higher education
- D.Forming armed student militias
Explanation: Thousands of students left government schools and colleges as part of the boycott.
Q3.In which province did the Justice Party choose to contest council elections rather than boycott them, seeing it as an opportunity to gain power?
- A.Madras✓ Correct Answer
- B.Bengal
- C.Punjab
- D.Bombay
Explanation: In Madras, the Justice Party contested elections, viewing them as a chance for non-Brahmans to gain power.
Q4.What was one visible form of economic boycott adopted in towns during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
- A.Public bonfires of foreign cloth✓ Correct Answer
- B.Construction of new textile mills
- C.Export of Indian goods to Britain
- D.Import of British machinery
Explanation: Foreign cloth was publicly burnt in bonfires as part of the boycott.
Q5.Between 1921 and 1922, the value of India's foreign cloth imports:
- A.Dropped sharply, from about Rs 102 crore to Rs 57 crore✓ Correct Answer
- B.Doubled
- C.Remained unchanged
- D.Increased marginally
Explanation: The value of foreign cloth imports fell sharply during the boycott period.
Q6.Which of the following contributed to the Non-Cooperation Movement losing momentum in the towns?
- A.Khadi cloth was more expensive than mill cloth and often unaffordable for the poor✓ Correct Answer
- B.Foreign cloth became completely unavailable
- C.The British government banned all forms of protest
- D.Urban merchants openly supported foreign goods
Explanation: The relatively high cost of khadi made it hard for poorer people to sustain the boycott.
Q7.A key challenge that slowed the boycott of British institutions in towns was:
- A.The slow emergence of Indian alternative institutions such as schools and courts✓ Correct Answer
- B.Lack of interest among the urban middle class
- C.Full cooperation of the British government with the boycott
- D.Absence of any economic hardship
Explanation: Without ready Indian alternatives, students and lawyers gradually drifted back to government schools and courts.
Q8.Which of the following was picketed as part of the urban economic boycott during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
- A.Liquor shops✓ Correct Answer
- B.Grain markets
- C.Hospitals
- D.Post offices
Explanation: Liquor shops were picketed as part of the movement's programme in towns.
Q9.Indian merchants and traders supported the Non-Cooperation Movement's boycott mainly by:
- A.Refusing to trade in or finance foreign goods✓ Correct Answer
- B.Increasing imports of British machinery
- C.Lobbying the British Parliament for reforms
- D.Funding the implementation of the Rowlatt Act
Explanation: Merchants and traders refused to deal in or finance foreign goods as part of the boycott.
Q10.The trend of participation by students and lawyers in the Non-Cooperation Movement by around 1922 can best be described as:
- A.An initial surge followed by a gradual return to schools and courts due to lack of alternatives✓ Correct Answer
- B.Continuous and unwavering right up to independence
- C.Non-existent throughout the movement
- D.Limited only to Bengal
Explanation: Enthusiasm was strong at first but faded as alternative Indian institutions failed to develop quickly enough.
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