Whose legitimacy was challenged by boycotting colonial institutions?
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Correct answer: British rule
The governing concept is political non-cooperation: colonial institutions gained authority from Indian participation and acceptance. By leaving government schools, courts, councils and other colonial institutions, people showed that British rule did not enjoy legitimate popular support. Therefore option C is correct. Peasants, swadeshi cloth and national schools were not the authority whose legitimacy the boycott directly attacked.
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British rule
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is political non-cooperation: colonial institutions gained authority from Indian participation and acceptance. By leaving government schools, courts, councils and other colonial institutions, people showed that British rule did not enjoy legitimate popular support. Therefore option C is correct. Peasants, swadeshi cloth and national schools were not the authority whose legitimacy the boycott directly attacked.
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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