Consider the following statement. 1. In the Non-Cooperation Movement ...
Statement 1: In the Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement, Mahatma Gandhi asked people to refuse to cooperate with the British government as well as break colonial laws.
The statement is correct. Mahatma Gandhi believed in non-violent resistance and used civil disobedience as a tool to challenge British rule in India. In both the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-1922) and the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934), he urged the Indian population to refuse to cooperate with the British government and break colonial laws.
During the Non-Cooperation Movement, Gandhi called for a boycott of British institutions, courts, schools, and products. He encouraged Indians to resign from government jobs, return British titles and honors, and participate in peaceful protests and strikes. Indians were also urged to spin their own cloth and wear khadi, a symbol of self-reliance and resistance against British economic exploitation.
In the Civil Disobedience Movement, Gandhi launched the famous Salt March in 1930 to protest the British salt monopoly. He and his followers marched to the coastal village of Dandi, where they produced salt by evaporating seawater. This act of civil disobedience defied the Salt Act imposed by the British government.
Statement 2: Mahatma Gandhi relaunched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1932 after the failure of the Second Round Table Conference.
The statement is incorrect. Mahatma Gandhi did not relaunch the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1932 after the failure of the Second Round Table Conference. The Civil Disobedience Movement was initially launched in 1930 and continued until 1934.
The Second Round Table Conference was held in London in 1931 to discuss constitutional reforms for India. However, the conference failed to reach a consensus, and Gandhi, along with other Indian leaders, was disappointed with the British government's unwillingness to grant India complete independence. As a result, Gandhi withdrew from active politics and focused on his social and educational programs.
It was during this period of political withdrawal that Gandhi was arrested in 1932 and sentenced to prison. He went on a hunger strike in prison to protest the British government's treatment of untouchables. This led to the signing of the Poona Pact, which granted political representation to the untouchables.
In conclusion, only statement 1 is correct. Mahatma Gandhi did advocate for non-cooperation with the British government and breaking colonial laws in both the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement. However, statement 2 is incorrect as Gandhi did not relaunch the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1932 after the failure of the Second Round Table Conference.
Consider the following statement. 1. In the Non-Cooperation Movement ...
- In only the Civil Disobedience Movement Mahatma Gandhi asked people to break colonial laws. Mahatma Gandhi relaunched the Civil disobedience Movement in 1932 after the failure of the Second Round Table Conference.
- By the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Gandhiji consented to participate in aRound Table Conference in London and the government agreed to release the political prisoners. In December 1931, Gandhiji went to London for the conference, but the negotiations broke down and he returned disappointed.
- Back in India, he discovered that the government had begun a new cycle of repression. So he relaunched the Civil disobedience Movement in 1932.
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