Non Cooperation Movement

After the **Chauri Chaura incident** in 1922, many people were arrested and faced severe punishment, including death sentences. Legal intervention helped reduce this. ✅ **B. Madan Mohan Malaviya and Krishna Kant – Correct** * **Madan Mohan Malaviya** and his son **Krishna Kant** provided **legal defence** to the accused. * Their efforts led to **major sentence reductions**, saving many from execution.

The Non-Cooperation Programme aimed to resist British rule through boycott and self-reliance, emphasizing non-violence and alternative institutions. ✅ **Statement I is correct:** * Boycott of law courts and foreign cloth was a key part of the movement. ✅ **Statement II is correct:** * Strict non-violence was insisted upon by Gandhi during the movement. ❌ **Statement III is incorrect:** * The programme required surrendering British titles and honours, not retaining them. ✅ **Statement IV is correct:** * Setting up Panchayats to settle disputes locally was encouraged. So, the correct answer is: **C (Only three)**

* **Statement 1 is correct:** At the Nagpur Session of the Indian National Congress in December 1920, the Congress formally adopted the objective of attaining 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means. This became the central political goal during the Non-Cooperation Movement. * **Statement 2 is correct:** The Non-Cooperation Movement was designed as a phased programme. The initial phase included surrender of titles, boycott of schools, courts, elections, and foreign goods. Advancement to the next phase—civil disobedience including non-payment of taxes—was to be undertaken if Swaraj was not achieved within the expected timeline and if the British Government responded with repression, with the discretion to launch the next stage resting with Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress leadership.