What was the main reason for calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji in 1922?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is A police station at Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh was set on fire by a mob.

Key Points

The Non-cooperation movement:
- It was launched on 5th September 1920 by the Indian National Congress (INC) under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
- In September 1920, in a Congress session in Calcutta, the party introduced the Non-Cooperation program.
- Non-Cooperation Movement was a sequel to the Rowlatt Act, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and the Khilafat Movement.
- It was approved by the INC at the Nagpur session in December 1920.
- Khadi & Charkha became a symbol of NCM.
- The main aim of the Non- Cooperation movement was:
  - Work for the eradication of untouchability from society.
  - Adopt Swadeshi habits including hand spinning and weaving.
  - Adopt Swadeshi principles.
- The whole movement was abruptly called off on 11^th February 1922 by Gandhi following the Chauri Chaura incident in the Gorakhpur district of UP (22 policemen burnt).
- Thus, we can conclude that the main reason for calling off the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji in 1922 was that a police station at Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh was set on fire by a mob. Hence, Option 1 is correct.