Social Science
The First World War, Khilafat, and Non-Cooperation
प्रथम विश्व युद्ध, खिलाफत और असहयोग आंदोलन
This Class 10 Social Science topic from Chapter 2, Nationalism in India, explains how the First World War changed India’s economy and society and intensified opposition to colonial rule. Students learn about the Khilafat issue, the alliance between the Khilafat and Congress movements, and Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement. It covers methods such as the boycott of schools, courts and foreign cloth, the movement’s spread among different groups, its limits, and the reasons for its withdrawal after the Chauri Chaura incident.
Practice questions
Lawyers boycotting courts was an example of what?EasyLevel 18What happened to the import of foreign cloth during the Non-Cooperation Movement?EasyLevel 18Why did khadi sometimes become a difficult option for poor people?EasyLevel 18What practical problem could students face after leaving government schools?EasyLevel 18Which incident clearly revealed the brutality of British rule to Indians?EasyLevel 18The Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre created the background for which movement?EasyLevel 18How did the Non-Cooperation Movement become a mass movement?EasyLevel 18Which local problems did peasants connect with the Non-Cooperation Movement?EasyLevel 18What did traders hope from swadeshi?EasyLevel 18Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement economically important too?EasyLevel 18Whose legitimacy was challenged by boycotting colonial institutions?EasyLevel 18Why was the Rowlatt Act called a repressive law?EasyLevel 18What was the effect of linking Khilafat and Non-Cooperation on the movement?EasyLevel 18According to Gandhi what did British rule in India depend on?EasyLevel 18What was the simple relation between the First World War and the Non-Cooperation Movement?EasyLevel 18What is the correct conclusion linking the First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation?MediumLevel 18Why did the First World War help intensify nationalism in India?MediumLevel 16What measure did the colonial government adopt in India when wartime defence expenditure increased?MediumLevel 16The introduction of income tax and increase in customs duties during wartime indicated what?EasyLevel 16Why did forced recruitment in villages increase rural anger against colonial rule?EasyLevel 16