Question

Q. With reference to the Khilafat Movement consider the following statements:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is B 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: The main demands of the movement were that the Turkish Sultan or Khalifa should retain control of the Muslim sacred places in the former Ottoman Empire; that the Jazirat-ul-Arab (Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Palestine) should remain under Muslim sovereignty; and that the Khalifa should be left with sufficient territory to defend the Islamic faith.

Statement 2 is correct: The Khilafat Movement (1919-1920) was a movement of Indian Muslims led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, due to the ill-treatment of the British in the Turkish Caliph after World War I.

Statement 3 is correct: Congress supported the movement, and Mahatma Gandhi sought to unite it with the Non-Cooperation Movement. Gandhiji hoped that by unifying non-cooperation with Khilafat, India's two major religious communities, Hindus and Muslims, they could end colonial rule collectively. These movements certainly triggered a surge in popular action that was unprecedented in colonial India.