Question

Which one of the following statements about Khilafat Movement is not correct ?

• A. The Khilafat Movement demanded that the Khalifa must retain control over Muslim holy places
• B. The radical trend in the Khilafat Movement was represented by younger leaders like Muhammad Ali, Shaukat Ali, and Maulana Azad
• C. Indian Muslim leaders used Khilafat as a symbol that could unite the Indian Muslim community
• D. The Delhi conference of the Central Khilafat Committee in 1920 decided to launch a massive Non-Cooperation Movement

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Khilafat movement was launched with the purpose of pressurizing the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the war. All India Khilafat Committee was created at Lucknow by leaders like Muhammad Ali, Shaukat Ali, Maulana Azad, Hasrat Mohani and many others. It was also a period of Hindu-Muslim unity due to overlapping of Non-Cooperation and Khilafat movement.

The leaders of the Khilafat Movement joined hands with Indian National Congress for the upcoming Non-cooperation Movement. March 19, 1920, was observed as Khilafat Day and following that there was an all-party conference in June 1920 at Allahabad. The agenda of the Non-cooperation Movement was finalized.