Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme:

1. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth
2. Observance of strict non-violence
3. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public
4. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes

How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. Only three
4. All the four

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• Non-Cooperation Programme included:
  • Establishment of national schools and colleges: Thousands of students left government schools and colleges and joined national schools and colleges. It was at this time that the following educational institutions came into existence:
    • Jamia Milia Islamia (National Muslim University) of Aligarh (later shifted to Delhi).
    • Bihar Vidyapith, the Kashi Vidyapith and the Gujarat Vidyapith.
  • Promotion of indigenous goods
  • Practising hand-spinning and hand-weaving
  • Popularisation of Charkha and Khadi
  • Boycott of government educational institutions, law courts, and legislatures
    • Hundreds of lawyers, including Chittaranjan Das (Deshbandhu), Motilal Nehru, and Rajendra Prasad, gave up their legal practice
  • Boycott of foreign clothes
  • Surrender of officially conferred honours and titles (not the retention of titles and honours)
  • Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes
  • Gandhi firmly insisted on strict adherence to non-violence throughout the movement.

Answer: (c) Only three; Difficulty Level: Easy