1. In which year did the Khilafat Movement begin?
(A) 1918
(B) 1921
(C) 1920
(D) 1919
2. The Khilafat Movement was primarily launched to support:
(A) British monarchy
(B) Ottoman Caliph
(C) Indian National Congress
(D) Mughal Emperor
3. Who were the main leaders of the Khilafat Movement in India?
(A) Muhammad Ali Jauhar, Shaukat Ali, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji and Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose and Bipin Chandra Pal
4. The Khilafat Movement was closely allied with which other Indian movement?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement
5. The Khilafat issue arose because of:
(A) British annexation of India
(B) Rowlatt Act
(C) Partition of Bengal
(D) Treaty of Versailles and dismemberment of Ottoman Empire
6. Which leader of the Indian National Congress supported the Khilafat Movement?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Bipin Chandra Pal
7. The main aim of the Khilafat Movement was:
(A) To overthrow British rule in India
(B) To establish a new Indian monarchy
(C) To demand economic reforms
(D) To restore the Ottoman Caliphate and protect its authority
8. Which event intensified the Khilafat agitation in India?
(A) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
(B) Abolition of Ottoman Sultanate
(C) Treaty of Versailles and Allied occupation of Turkey
(D) Partition of Bengal
9. The Khilafat Movement encouraged:
(A) Armed rebellion against Congress
(B) Muslim-only participation in politics
(C) British support for Indian rulers
(D) Hindu-Muslim unity
10. Which slogan was popular during the Khilafat Movement?
(A) Vande Mataram
(B) Swaraj is my birthright
(C) Long live the Caliph
(D) Inquilab Zindabad
11. The Khilafat Movement ultimately ended in:
(A) Success of restoring the Caliphate
(B) Partition of India
(C) Complete Indian independence
(D) Failure due to the abolition of Caliphate in Turkey (1924)
12. The Khilafat Movement led to the mass mobilization of:
(A) Only Muslims
(B) British officials
(C) Hindus and Muslims
(D) Sikhs and Parsis
13. The movement strengthened which type of activism in India?
(A) Armed revolution
(B) Educational reforms
(C) Trade union activism
(D) Non-violent political protest
14. The Khilafat leaders sought support from:
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) British Parliament
(C) Indian princes
(D) European allies
15. The Khilafat Movement highlighted the importance of:
(A) Economic reforms
(B) Industrialization
(C) Religious identity in politics
(D) Education of women
16. Which major event in Turkey marked the end of the Khilafat Movement?
(A) Treaty of Lausanne
(B) Ottoman victory in World War I
(C) Allied occupation of Istanbul
(D) Abolition of Sultanate and Caliphate by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
17. The Khilafat Movement influenced Gandhi’s:
(A) Salt March
(B) Quit India Movement
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement
18. Which Indian Muslim organization supported the Khilafat Movement?
(A) All India Muslim League
(B) Swaraj Party
(C) Hindu Mahasabha
(D) Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Hind
19. The Khilafat Movement showed the potential of:
(A) Armed struggle
(B) Industrial development
(C) British loyalty
(D) Mass political mobilization
20. One reason the Khilafat Movement declined was:
(A) British reforms in India
(B) Partition of Bengal
(C) Lack of support from Indian National Congress
(D) Differences between Hindus and Muslims after 1922
21. The Khilafat Movement contributed to:
(A) Religious divisions
(B) Decline of Indian National Congress
(C) Strengthening of non-violent political struggle in India
(D) Rise of British authority
22. The Khilafat leaders appealed to:
(A) Ottoman Caliph and Muslim world
(B) British Parliament
(C) Indian industrialists
(D) European powers
23. Which famous leader emerged from the Khilafat Movement?
(A) Subhas Chandra Bose
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
24. The movement marked the beginning of:
(A) Hindu-Muslim cooperation under Gandhi
(B) Armed resistance
(C) British economic reforms
(D) Partition of India
25. The Khilafat Movement inspired:
(A) Peasant revolts
(B) Industrial reforms
(C) Nationwide protests, hartals, and boycotts
(D) British concessions only
26. Which event weakened the Khilafat Movement?
(A) Gandhi’s withdrawal of support after 1922
(B) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
(C) Rowlatt Act
(D) Partition of Bengal
27. The Khilafat Movement showed the link between:
(A) British administration and economy
(B) Trade and industry
(C) Education and agriculture
(D) Religion and politics in India
28. One direct outcome of the movement was:
(A) Decline of Congress
(B) Immediate independence
(C) Partition of India
(D) Strengthening Indian nationalist movement
29. The Khilafat Movement also involved:
(A) Trade union strikes
(B) Armed revolts
(C) Boycotts of British goods
(D) Industrial reforms
30. Overall, the Khilafat Movement is considered:
(A) A failure with no impact
(B) A British policy initiative
(C) Only a Muslim issue with no nationalist involvement
(D) A milestone in mass political mobilization and Hindu-Muslim cooperation