Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Hijrat Movement demonstrated the depth of Muslim:
A. Support for the Treaty of Sèvres
B. Disillusionment with British rule
C. Confidence in colonial justice
D. Opposition to every Islamic symbol
Correct Answer: B
The decision to leave homes and property reflected intense religious and political frustration.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Those who migrated during the Hijrat Movement were called:
A. Muhajirs
B. Mansabdars
C. Moderates
D. Khudai Khidmatgars
Correct Answer: A
Muhajir is the term used for a person undertaking hijrat or migration.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Supporters of Hijrat regarded British India as:
A. The capital of the Ottoman Caliphate
B. A fully independent Muslim state
C. A Turkish province
D. Dar-ul-Harb or a land where Muslim religious security was threatened
Correct Answer: D
Some religious leaders argued that migration was justified because British India could no longer be treated as secure for Islam.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Hijrat literally referred to:
A. A legislative election
B. A commercial treaty
C. Migration or voluntary withdrawal
D. A military decoration
Correct Answer: C
The term invoked the Islamic concept of migration from a land considered unsafe for religious life.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The destination of most Khilafat-era Muhajirs was:
A. Turkey by sea only
B. Afghanistan
C. British Malaya
D. South Africa
Correct Answer: B
Thousands attempted to migrate to neighboring Muslim-ruled Afghanistan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Hijrat Movement connected with Khilafat occurred mainly in:
A. 1920
B. 1905
C. 1937
D. 1946
Correct Answer: A
The migration from British India to Afghanistan reached its height in the summer of 1920.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The combined movement is historically important because it became the:
A. First British-sponsored election
B. First Mughal military reform
C. First movement after independence
D. First all-India mass agitation against British rule
Correct Answer: D
Its reach and popular mobilization made it the first major nationwide anti-colonial agitation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Why did Gandhi support the Khilafat issue politically?
A. To support the partition of Turkey
B. To end mass politics
C. To unite Muslims with the wider nationalist struggle
D. To strengthen permanent colonial rule
Correct Answer: C
He saw the issue as a means to build Hindu-Muslim unity against British rule.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Refusal to pay taxes represented which stage of Non-Cooperation?
A. The first symbolic petition only
B. A more advanced stage
C. Support for British finance
D. A press-only campaign
Correct Answer: B
Tax refusal was contemplated as a later and more confrontational phase.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The later and more radical stages of the program contemplated resignation from:
A. Police and military service
B. Private farming only
C. Religious teaching
D. Local voluntary charities
Correct Answer: A
The program eventually addressed service in coercive colonial institutions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Government employees were encouraged to:
A. Seek immediate promotion
B. Recruit more colonial police
C. Join the Viceroy's staff
D. Resign from their posts
Correct Answer: D
Withdrawal from government employment was part of the escalating non-cooperation program.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The economic component of Non-Cooperation emphasized boycott of:
A. All Indian handicrafts
B. Locally woven khadi
C. Foreign cloth and British goods
D. Agricultural food
Correct Answer: C
Boycott promoted economic pressure and encouraged indigenous production.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The movement called for the boycott of colonial:
A. Mosques and shrines
B. Courts and educational institutions
C. Agricultural fields
D. Local languages
Correct Answer: B
Boycotting government institutions was intended to weaken colonial administration.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Which activity formed part of the Non-Cooperation program?
A. Return of British titles and honors
B. Acceptance of new colonial decorations
C. Joining every government council
D. Purchase of more foreign cloth
Correct Answer: A
Activists were urged to surrender titles and symbols of colonial recognition.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Khilafat leaders endorsed non-violent Non-Cooperation before its approval by:
A. The British Cabinet
B. The Turkish Grand National Assembly
C. The League of Nations
D. The Indian National Congress
Correct Answer: D
The Khilafat leadership accepted Gandhi's program before Congress formally approved it in September 1920.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
At which Congress session was the Non-Cooperation resolution confirmed in December 1920?
A. Lucknow Session
B. Lahore Session of 1929
C. Nagpur Session
D. Karachi Session of 1931
Correct Answer: C
The annual Nagpur session endorsed and organized the program on a broader basis.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Who presided over the Calcutta special session of Congress in 1920?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Muhammad Ali Jauhar
D. Lord Chelmsford
Correct Answer: B
Lala Lajpat Rai presided over the special Congress session that considered Non-Cooperation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Calcutta special session approving Non-Cooperation was held in:
A. September 1920
B. December 1906
C. March 1919
D. July 1923
Correct Answer: A
Congress met at Calcutta from 4 to 9 September 1920.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Congress approved Non-Cooperation at its special session held at:
A. Karachi
B. Simla
C. Dacca
D. Calcutta
Correct Answer: D
The special Calcutta session in September 1920 approved the program.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Non-Cooperation Movement was formally inaugurated on:
A. 23 March 1940
B. 10 August 1920
C. 1 August 1920
D. 3 March 1924
Correct Answer: C
Gandhi initiated the movement on 1 August 1920 with the surrender of honors and a call for non-cooperation.