Match List I with List II.
| List – I | List – II |
| (A) Shaukat Ali | (I) Salt satyagraha |
| (B) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay | (II) Socialist member of Congress |
| (C) Jayaprakash Narayan | (III) Theosophical Society |
| (D) Annie Besant | (IV) Khilafat Movement |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
(A) Shaukat Ali — this matches (IV) Khilafat Movement. The Khilafat Movement of 1919-1920, a movement of Indian Muslims, was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali. Gandhiji joined it to the Non-cooperation Movement.
(B) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay — this matches (I) Salt satyagraha. The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women took part in large numbers. The socialist activist Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the protests to men, and she herself courted arrest by breaking the salt or liquor laws.
(C) Jayaprakash Narayan — this matches (II) Socialist member of Congress. During the Quit India movement of 1942, the socialist members of the Congress, such as Jayaprakash Narayan, were particularly active in the underground resistance.
(D) Annie Besant — this matches (III) Theosophical Society. Annie Besant was one of the important leaders of the Congress present when Gandhiji spoke at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University in 1916. She was also a leader of the Theosophical Society.
Note: Annie Besant’s link with the Theosophical Society is not in NCERT (2026-27), which names her only as a leader of the Congress. She was a leader of the Theosophical Society and became its president in 1907. This is explained here for the benefit of the students.
NCERT (2026-27): “What was the Khilafat Movement? … The Khilafat Movement, (1919-1920) was a movement of Indian Muslims, led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali… 3.2 Dialogues … Second, it was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. The socialist activist Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay had persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the protests to men alone. Kamaladevi was herself one of numerous women who courted arrest by breaking the salt or liquor laws.… 4. Quit India … Although Gandhiji was jailed at once, younger activists organised strikes and acts of sabotage all over the country. Particularly active in the underground resistance were socialist members of the Congress, such as Jayaprakash Narayan.… 1. A Leader Announces Himself … Also present were important leaders of the Congress, such as Annie Besant. Compared to these dignitaries, Gandhiji was relatively unknown.…” |