15. Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience

The Non-Cooperation Movement began in 1920 and was withdrawn in 1922 after the Chauri Chaura incident, where a police station was burnt and policemen were killed. The Civil Disobedience Movement began with the Salt March from Sabarmati to Dandi in 1930. The Gandhi–Irwin Pact (1931) enabled Gandhi’s participation in the Second Round Table Conference, though negotiations did not resolve the constitutional conflict.

Exact associations

Worked understanding

Read this chapter as a connected chain: Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience is linked to the institutions, people, dates and consequences above. On a direct SSC question, retrieve the exact association; on a higher-level question, add the reason or consequence rather than listing names.

Solved examples from this chapter

What an examiner is testing

The options around Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience are usually built from a nearby date, person, place or organisation. Read the stem for its anchor word, eliminate options from the wrong period, and then use the table to confirm the exact pair. A one-line explanation is the best protection against a lucky guess.

Step-by-step answer construction

Example 1: Non-Cooperation was withdrawn after: Start by locating the question in the chapter’s period and association table. Eliminate the options belonging to another movement, Act, person or region. The supported answer is Chauri Chaura, because The withdrawal followed Chauri Chaura in 1922.

Example 2: Dandi March began from: Start by locating the question in the chapter’s period and association table. Eliminate the options belonging to another movement, Act, person or region. The supported answer is Sabarmati Ashram, because Gandhi marched from Sabarmati to Dandi.

Example 3: Gandhi–Irwin Pact was signed in: Start by locating the question in the chapter’s period and association table. Eliminate the options belonging to another movement, Act, person or region. The supported answer is 1931, because It was signed in 1931.

Chapter practice

1. Non-Cooperation was withdrawn after:

(A) Chauri Chaura (B) Dandi (C) Bardoli (D) Kakori

Answer: A. Chauri Chaura | Explanation: The withdrawal followed Chauri Chaura in 1922.

2. Dandi March began from:

(A) Sabarmati Ashram (B) Wardha (C) Champaran (D) Allahabad

Answer: A. Sabarmati Ashram | Explanation: Gandhi marched from Sabarmati to Dandi.

3. Gandhi–Irwin Pact was signed in:

(A) 1922 (B) 1931 (C) 1935 (D) 1942

Answer: B. 1931 | Explanation: It was signed in 1931.

Chronology and causation drill

For Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience, write the five-link chain: period or date → place → person or organisation → immediate issue → consequence. Then add the nearest confusing event and one precise difference. This is the format that turns static history into reliable SSC CGL recall.