What was the purpose of boycotting government schools and courts in the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Correct answer: To weaken the legitimacy of colonial institutions

The governing concept is institutional boycott as a form of non-cooperation. Government schools and courts were important parts of the colonial administrative system, so withdrawing from them challenged the claim that British institutions deserved public support. Nationalists encouraged alternative institutions and practices instead. Option A is correct. Increasing foreign trade, strengthening the army and raising peasant rent were not the purpose of this boycott.