Question

The Picture shows a procession from which of the following movements? Choose the correct option:

(Source: India and Contemporary World-II)

• A. Non-Cooperation Movement
• B. Civil Disobedience Movement
• C. Khilafat Movement
• D. Quit India Movement

Hint:

Think about which movement is shown in NCERT with a picture of a huge street procession; use the marking scheme to confirm.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Read the question:
The question shows a photograph of a very large crowd moving in a procession through a street. We have to name the movement this procession belonged to.
The official marking scheme names this picture as a procession of the Quit India Movement, option D.

Step 2: Recall the Quit India Movement:
Gandhiji launched the Quit India Movement in August 1942, during the Second World War, after the failure of the Cripps Mission. He gave the call 'Do or Die'.
It was a mass movement that spread across the country. Large processions, hartals and demonstrations were held in many cities, and leaders were arrested. The picture of a huge procession fits this mass character.

Step 3: Check option A, Non-Cooperation Movement:
The Non-Cooperation Movement began in 1920-21. Its main forms were boycott of foreign cloth, schools and courts and the giving up of titles. It is a different movement from the one in the picture, so A is wrong.

Step 4: Check option B, Civil Disobedience Movement:
The Civil Disobedience Movement began in 1930 with the Salt March to Dandi. It is mostly known for breaking the salt law and for refusing to pay taxes. So B is wrong.

Step 5: Check option C, Khilafat Movement:
The Khilafat Movement was a movement of Muslims about the Caliph of Turkey, and it joined hands with Non-Cooperation around 1920. So C is wrong.

Step 6: Choose the option:
The picture is from the Quit India Movement, which is option D.

Final Answer:
The procession belongs to the Quit India Movement of 1942. This is option D. \[\boxed{\text{Option D: Quit India Movement}}\]