Question

Consider the following statements and identify the correct response from the options given thereafter:
Statement I: In 1921, as the non-cooperation movement spread, houses of talukdars were looted and merchants were attacked.
Statement II: Mahatma Gandhi had declared that tax was not to be paid and land was to be redistributed amongst the poor.

• A. Statement I is false and Statement II is true
• B. Statement I is true and Statement II is false
• C. Both Statement I and Statement II are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
• D. Both Statement I and Statement II are true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both Statement I and Statement II are true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

In 1921, as the non-cooperation movement spread, houses of talukdars were looted and merchants were attacked. People told that Mahatma Gandhi had declared that tax was not to be paid and land was to be redistributed amongst the poor. They used his name to sanction all the things but Gandhi did not give such statement.