Question

Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-cooperation Movement after the Chauri Chaura incident because

• A. he intended to avoid probable arrest.
• B. Moplah peasants in Kerala opposed him.
• C. the movement had turned violent.
• D. of growing opposition to his leadership within Congress.

Answer 1

The correct option is C the movement had turned violent.

M K Gandhi never supported non-violence. Chauri Chaura is a town near Gorakhpur, uttar Pradesh. The town is known most for an event in February 1922 during the British Raj when a police chowki (station) was set on fire by a mob of angry citizens, killing 22 policemen inside.