Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme: I. Boycott of law-courts and…

Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme: I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes. How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?
  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All the four

Solution

Non-Cooperation Programme included boycott of courts/foreign cloth (I), non-violence (II), and establishment of panchayats for disputes (IV). It included surrender of titles and honours, not their retention — III is incorrect. Hence three are correct. [Sources disagree: Insights IAS — C; Prepp — A. Flagged as provisional.]

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2025

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