[mcq] The Khilafat Committee was formed in India in 1919 primarily to address which of the following concerns…

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[mcq] The Khilafat Committee was formed in India in 1919 primarily to address which of the following concerns?
(A) To demand self-government for Muslim-majority provinces of India
(B) To protest the proposed dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire and the weakening of the Ottoman Khalifa's authority
(C) To oppose the Rowlatt Act alongside the Indian National Congress
(D) To negotiate separate electorates for Muslims with the British government

Accepted Answer

## Model Answer The correct answer is **(B)** — The Khilafat Committee was formed to protest the proposed dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire and the weakening of the Ottoman Khalifa's authority after World War I. ## Explanation The Khilafat issue centred on Muslims' concern for the Ottoman Khalifa, the spiritual head of the Islamic world. After WWI, the Allied powers threatened to break up the Ottoman Empire. Indian Muslim leaders formed the Khilafat Committee in 1919 to defend the Khalifa's position. Gandhi saw this as an opportunity to unite Hindus and Muslims and built the Non-Cooperation Movement partly around this cause. Options A, C, and D describe other political concerns unrelated to the Khilafat movement's origin.

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