This question was asked in [Board Term–II, Delhi Set-I, II, III, 2016]
“The Civil Disobedience Movement was different from the Non-Cooperation Movement.” Support the statement with examples.
OR
How was the Civil Disobedience Movement different from the Non-Cooperation Movement? State any three points of difference.
Answer:
ANSWER TO BE WRITTEN IN EXAM
Civil Disobedience Movement |
Non-Cooperation Movement |
1. This movement was started in the year 1930 . |
1. This movement was started in the year 1921 . |
2. This was started by Gandhiji when his eleven demands were turned down by the British government. |
2. This was started as a protest against the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. |
3. There was a large-scale participation of women in this movement. |
3. There was less participation of Women in this movement. |
4. Participation of Muslims was less in this movement. |
4. Majority of Muslims participated in this movement. |
5. In this movement people not only refused to cooperate with the British but also broke colonial laws . |
5. In this movement people were asked to not cooperate with the British. |
6. Salt law was broken , peasants refused to pay revenue and chaukidari taxes and people violated forest laws . |
6. Foreign goods were boycotted , liquor shops were picketed and students and lawyers left government schools and law courts. |
7. The movement was withdrawn in 1931 when Gandhiji signed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. |
7. The movement was withdrawn by Gandhiji in 1922 due to violent incident at Chauri-Chaura . |