With reference to the difference between the Civil Disobedience Movement and Non- Cooperation Movement, consider the following statements: A) Civil Disobedience Movement had the objective of Purna Swaraj, while Non- Cooperation Movement had the objective of Swaraj. B) Muslim participation was relatively lesser during the Non-Cooperation Movement when compared to the Civil Disobedience Movement. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the difference between the Civil Disobedience Movement and Non- Cooperation Movement, consider the following statements: A) Civil Disobedience Movement had the objective of Purna Swaraj, while Non- Cooperation Movement had the objective of Swaraj. B) Muslim participation was relatively lesser during the Non-Cooperation Movement when compared to the Civil Disobedience Movement. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer Only A

The Correct answer is Only A.
Important Points
Comparison between the Civil Disobedience Movement and Non-Cooperation Movement:
  • There were certain aspects in which the Civil Disobedience Movement differed from the Non-Cooperation Movement. These comparisons are as follows:
  • The stated objective of the Civil Disobedience Movement was complete independence and not vaguely-worded Swaraj.
  • Civil Disobedience Movement had an objective of Purna Swaraj. The Purna Swaraj Demand was made in the Lahore session of congress by J.L.Nehru in 1929. while Non- Cooperation Movement had the objective of Swaraj.​ Hence statement A is Correct.
    • Swaraj-Swaraj lays stress on governance, not by a hierarchical government, but by self-governance through individuals and community building.
    • Poorna swaraj-means Declaration of the Independence of India was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on 26 January 1930.
  • The methods involved a violation of the law from the very beginning and not just non-cooperation with foreign rule.
  • There was a decline in forms of protests involving the intelligentsia, such as lawyers giving up the practice, students giving up government schools to join national schools and colleges.
  • Muslim participation was nowhere near that in the Non-Cooperation Movement level. Hence statement B is Incorrect.
  • No major labour upsurge coincided with the movement.
  • The massive participation of peasants and business groups compensated for the decline of other features.
  • The number of those imprisoned was about three times more this time.
  • Congress was organizationally stronger.
Non-Cooperation Movement Civil Disobedience Movement
The movement was launched in 1920 The movement was launched in 1930
The conditions created by the First World War, the Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh incident, Rejection of authority of Khalifa were the major reasons for the movement The conditions created by the Great Depression of 1929, failure of the Simon Commission and Rejection of Gandhiji's 11 demands were the major reason for the movement
Muslims participated in large scale Muslims did not participate in large scale
The middle class participated on a large scale Business-class participated on large scale due to the Great Depression of 1929.
The movement was withdrawn in 1922 due to an incident at Chauri Chaura The movement was withdrawn in 1931 when Gandhiji signed the Gandhi-Irwin pact

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