Consider the following statements in respect of the Non Cooperation Movement I The Congress declared...........

Indian Freedom Struggle 1905-1920

Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement:

I. The Congress declared the attainment of ‘Swaraj’ by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective.

II. It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if ‘Swaraj’ did not come within a year and the Government resorted to repression.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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I only

II only

Both I and II

Neither I nor II

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Explanation:

- Statement I: This statement is correct. The Indian National Congress indeed declared the attainment of 'Swaraj', or self-rule, by all legitimate and peaceful means as its objective during the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920.

- Statement II: This statement is also correct. The movement was intended to be executed in stages. The next stage, involving civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes, was only to be initiated if the government did not grant 'Swaraj' within a year and resorted to repression.

- Option 1: Incorrect because both statements are correct.

- Option 2: Incorrect because only statement II alone is not considered.

- Option 3: Correct because both statements I and II are correct.

- Option 4: Incorrect because neither statement is incorrect.

Your chosen option is: Option 3