Which movement was called off following the violence at 'Chauri Chaura' incident? A. Khilafat Movement B. Quit India Movement C. Non co-operation Movement D. Home Rule Movement

Which movement was called off following the violence at 'Chauri Chaura' incident? A. Khilafat Movement B. Quit India Movement C. Non co-operation Movement D. Home Rule Movement Correct Answer C

The Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e C.

• Non-cooperation Movement:
  • The non-cooperation movement by Gandhiji was followed from September 1920 to February 1922. 
  • Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar in 1919 was one of the major reason for the start of the Non-cooperation movement.
  • The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district (Uttar Pradesh) on  4 February 1922, when a large group of protesters, participating in the Non-cooperation movement, clashed with police, who opened fire.
    • As the incident turned violent Mahatma Gandhi has called off the ‘Non-cooperation Movement’ on 12 February 1922, as a direct result of this incident.
• Quit India Movement:
  • In August 1942, Gandhiji started the 'Quit India Movement' and decided to launch a mass civil disobedience movement 'Do or Die' to call for an end to British rule in India. 
  • The movement was also known as India August Movement or Bharat Chodo Andolan.
  • It was launched on August 8, 1942, by the Mahatma Gandhi at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
• Khilafat Movement:
  • The movement was started as an agitation by the Indian Muslims against the treatment accorded to the Ottoman Empire after World War I. 
  • The Khilafat Movement begin in 1919 under the leadership of the Ali brothers; Maulana Muhammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali. 
  • By the mid-1920s, the Khilafat leaders joined hands with Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement.
• Home rule movement:
  • Its objective was to establish self-government 
  • Tilak started the movement in April 1916 while Annie Besant started in September 1916.
  • Tilak’s movement was confined to Maharashtra and Karnataka. And the Annie Besant movement was spread to other parts of India.