The Chauri-Chaura incident in the United Provinces occurred in:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → February 1922
In February 1922, a group of peasants attacked and torched a police station in the hamlet of Chauri Chaura, in the United Provinces; this act of violence made Gandhiji call off the Non-Cooperation Movement.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 Knitting a popular movement … As a consequence of the Non-Cooperation Movement the British Raj was shaken to its foundations for the first time since the Revolt of 1857. Then, in February 1922, a group of peasants attacked and torched a police station in the hamlet of Chauri Chaura, in the United Provinces (now, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal). Several constables perished in the conflagration. This act of violence prompted Gandhiji to call off the movement altogether.…” |