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Nationalism in IndiaWhy Non-cooperation? Hind Swaraj and the Stages of the Movement5 marksUnderstandlong answer
CBSE 2025 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q30
(A) Explain with examples the significance of the Non-cooperation Movement in the Indian national movement.
(A)
Explain with examples the significance of the Non-cooperation Movement in the Indian national movement.
OR
(B)
How did the Civil Disobedience Movement become a mass movement ? Explain with examples.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) Encouragement given to swadeshi industries encouraged self- reliance.
(ii) Increase in the production of Indian textiles (KHADI).
(iii) Boycott of foreign goods affected the economy of Britain.
(iv) Reduction in the import of foreign cloth.
(v) Educational institutions set up by Indians.
(vi) Industries established by Indians.
(vii) Idea of swaraj began to spread throughout the country.
(viii) National movement expanded into mass participation.
(ix) Nationalistic feeling spread among the Indians.
(x) Hindu Muslim unity.
(xi) Participation of peasants.
(xii) Participation of tribals.
(xiii) Participation of plantation workers.
(B) How did the Civil Disobedience Movement become a mass movement? Explain with examples.
(i) Dandi March was initiated to break the Salt law.
(ii) It started with $\displaystyle 78$ volunteers and was later joined by thousands.
(iii) Breaking of salt laws by thousands of people.
(iv) Manufacturing of salt by defying government laws.
(v) Demonstration in front of government salt factories.
(vi) Colonial laws broken, peasants’ refusal to pay revenue.
(vii) Refusal to pay chowkidari tax.
(viii) Forest people entered the reserve forest to collect wood and graze cattle.
(ix) Boycott of foreign cloth.
(x) Picketing of liquor shops.
(xi) Participation of rich peasants (patidars and jats).
(xii) Participation of poor peasants.
(xiii) Participation by Indian industrialists.
(xiv) Participation by workers.
(xv) Large scale participation of women.
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