Question 68
MediumOriginal questionGandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 after the violence at
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
In February 1922 a crowd at Chauri Chaura, in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, set fire to a police station, and 22 policemen died.
Gandhi judged that the movement had turned violent and suspended it.
Bardoli was where he had planned mass civil disobedience; Kheda was a peasant satyagraha of 1918.
- Concept
- Chauri Chaura and the end of Non-Cooperation
- Typical timeTypical
- 50 s
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