Official Answer Key & Detailed Solution
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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatements 1, 2, and 3 are historically acknowledged impacts of the Non-Cooperation Movement:
- Statement 1 is correct: Congress transformed from an elite debating club into a genuine nationwide mass organization.
- Statement 2 is correct: Integration with the Khilafat cause fostered unprecedented Hindu-Muslim solidarity.
- Statement 3 is correct: Boycott of British courts, schools, and titles dismantled the psychological dread of the colonial state.
- Statement 4 is historically considered incorrect as the British responded with repression rather than immediate concessions; however, in the original official key of 1996, option (a) or (b/c) was debated, with statements 1, 2, and 3 being the primary positive outcomes.
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