UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 2

The Non-Cooperation Movement:
● It was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 1, 1920.
● It was the first mass movement organized nationwide during India's struggle for freedom.
● Causes: .
→ Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and Punjab Disturbances.
→ Dissatisfaction with Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.
→ Rowlatt Act.
→ Khilafat Agitation. So, all the statements are correct.
● The above-mentioned causes resulted in unrest among the masses anxious to take political action against the British government.
● The economic hardship suffered by ordinary Indians added fuel to the fire.
● Congress session in Nagpur in December 1920 defined the Non - Cooperation movement.