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The Chauri Chaura incident, which led to the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement, took place in which year?
1920
1922
1924
1919
1922
The Chauri Chaura incident occurred on February 4, 1922, in the Gorakhpur district of the United Press in British India, when a large group of protesters participating in the Non-Cooperation Movement clashed with police. The police opened fire, prompting the angry crowd to attack and set fire to the police station, resulting in the death of 22 policemen and 3 civilians. Consequently, Mahatma Gandhi deeply shocked by the violence decided to abruptly halt the nationwide Non-Cooperation Movement on February 12, 1922.
The Chauri Chaura incident occurred on February 4, 1922, in the Gorakhpur district of the United Press in British India, when a large group of protesters participating in the Non-Cooperation Movement clashed with police. The police opened fire, prompting the angry crowd to attack and set fire to the police station, resulting in the death of 22 policemen and 3 civilians. Consequently, Mahatma Gandhi deeply shocked by the violence decided to abruptly halt the nationwide Non-Cooperation Movement on February 12, 1922.
Historical Landmark: Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh (formerly United Provinces during the British Raj).
The Chauri Chaura incident took place on February 4, 1922.
It directly led to Mahatma Gandhi calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement on February 12, 1922.
Following the incident, 172 people were sentenced to death by the sessions court, though many had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment after an appeal handled by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.
Option A (1920) is incorrect because the Non-Cooperation Movement was formally launched at the Nagpur session in December 1920, but the Chauri Chaura incident occurred later.
Option B (1922) is correct as the violent clash and subsequent suspension of the movement both happened in February 1922.
Option C (1924) is incorrect; by 1924, Mahatma Gandhi had been released from prison and the Swaraj Party had been formed.
Option D (1919) is incorrect because 1919 marks the passing of the Rowlatt Act and the tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
B is correct тАФ The Chauri Chaura incident occurred in the year 1922, prompting the immediate suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Mahatma Gandhi.
For Indian History exams, always correlate the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 with the subsequent formation of the Swaraj Party in 1923 by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das due to ideological differences over entering legislative councils.
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