- Statement A is correct: One of the key demands of the Khilafat Movement was the preservation of the Ottoman Caliphate and the protection of Muslim holy places under his control. - Statement B is correct: Younger, radical leaders like the Ali brothers (Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali) and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad were prominent figures who represented a more assertive approach within the movement. - Statement C is correct: The Khilafat issue provided a common platform and a potent symbol that Indian Muslim leaders used to mobilize and unite the diverse Indian Muslim community on a pan-Islamic cause. - Statement D is not correct: While the Khilafat Committee played a crucial role in initiating the Non-Cooperation Movement in India and endorsed it, the decision for a massive Non-Cooperation Movement involving various stages of boycott and civil disobedience was a joint effort involving both the Khilafat leaders and Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress. The Khilafat Committee's meeting in Bombay in May 1920, presided over by Gandhi, endorsed the non-cooperation programme. The Indian National Congress formally adopted the Non-Cooperation resolution at its Calcutta session in September 1920, and launched the movement on August 1, 1920. The specific Delhi conference mentioned deciding to launch the massive movement is inaccurate regarding the specific decision-making process and timing.
Which one of the following statements about the Khilafat Movement is not correct?
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2015 · Topic: Khilafat Movement (Convergence with the Non-Cooperation Movement)
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Answer: D. The Delhi conference of the Central Khilafat Committee in 1920 decided to launch a massive Non-Cooperation Movement.
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