Why did Gandhi believe that non-cooperation could weaken British rule?
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Correct answer: Because the rule depended on Indians administrative economic and social cooperation
Gandhi understood that colonial rule required more than British officials and soldiers. It also depended on Indian clerks, workers, students, lawyers, traders, taxpayers and consumers to operate institutions and markets. If people peacefully withdrew this cooperation, the machinery of rule would lose legitimacy and effectiveness. A is correct; B is factually false, while C and D do not explain how non-cooperation worked.
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Because the rule depended on Indians administrative economic and social cooperation
Why is this the correct answer?
Gandhi understood that colonial rule required more than British officials and soldiers. It also depended on Indian clerks, workers, students, lawyers, traders, taxpayers and consumers to operate institutions and markets. If people peacefully withdrew this cooperation, the machinery of rule would lose legitimacy and effectiveness. A is correct; B is factually false, while C and D do not explain how non-cooperation worked.
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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