UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2025

Consider the following subjects with regard to the Non-Cooperation Programme: I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes. How many of the above were parts of the Non-Cooperation Programme?

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

Answer

Correct Answer

Only three

Explanation

The Non-Cooperation Programme (1920) included boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth, strict observance of non-violence, and establishment of panchayats for settling disputes. However, it called for the surrender/renunciation of titles and honours, not their 'retention without public use', so III is incorrect; hence only three of the four apply.

Topics: history, non-cooperation movement