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Event Non-Cooperation Movement
Asked 23 times across 4 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 12 of 23 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2014 — 11 years before CSE 2025 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 8 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → EPFO 2015 → NDA 2024 → CSE 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (12 of 23) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2025
Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme
- Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth
- Observance of strict non-violence
- Retention of titles and honours without using them in public
- Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes
How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?
- A Only one
- B Only two
- C Only three ✓
- D All the four
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE2025
Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement
- The Congress declared the attainment of 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective
- It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if 'Swaraj' did not come within a year and the Government resorted to repression
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A I only
- B II only
- C Both I and II ✓
- D Neither I nor II
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
EPFO2025
Which of the following statements regarding the Freedom Struggle from 1920 to 1935 is/are correct ?
- In Bihar and Bengal, the Non-Cooperation Movement owed its effectiveness to the participation of peasants
- In Bihar they were organised against the planters under the banner of Kisan Sabha
- In Midnapore in Bengal, Mahishya peasants rallied against the taxes of the Union Board under the leadership of Birendranath Sasmal. Select the answer
using the codes given below :
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 only
- D 3 only
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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