What did returning titles mean in the Non-Cooperation Movement?
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Correct answer: Rejecting colonial honours
Titles and honours granted by the colonial government represented recognition and cooperation with British rule. Returning them was a public moral protest: nationalists rejected these rewards and showed that they no longer wished to legitimise colonial authority. It was not an expression of thanks, a demand for higher taxes, or acceptance of foreign education. Therefore A is correct.
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Rejecting colonial honours
Why is this the correct answer?
Titles and honours granted by the colonial government represented recognition and cooperation with British rule. Returning them was a public moral protest: nationalists rejected these rewards and showed that they no longer wished to legitimise colonial authority. It was not an expression of thanks, a demand for higher taxes, or acceptance of foreign education. Therefore A is correct.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: Chapter 2: Nationalism in India. Topic: The First World War, Khilafat, and Non-Cooperation.
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