Modern History · Chapter 27 of 52

Khilafat Movement: BPSC Prelims PYQs

4 previous-year questions on Khilafat Movement, asked 1994–2024. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 40th BPSC Prelims 1995

   Who viewed the Khilafat Movement as an opportunity for integrating Hindus and Muslims which will not appear again within coming hundred years?

   1. AAli Brothers
   2. BAbul Kalam Azad
   3. CMahatma Gandhi
   4. DKhan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 39th BPSC Prelims 1994

   In which city was the conference of Khilafat Committee in 1920 held that requested Gandhiji to assume the leadership of Non-Cooperation Movement?

   1. ALucknow
   2. BLahore
   3. CAllahabad
   4. DKarachi
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

   Why did Mahatma Gandhi support the Khilafat Movement?

   1. AThe Khalifa had given shelter to Indian revolutionaries
   2. BGandhiji wanted to win the support of the Indian Muslims against the British
   3. CThe Khalifa supported Indian struggle for freedom
   4. DThe Khalifa was a friend of Gandhiji
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

   Which event served as a catalyst for the Khilafat Movement?

   1. AThe Treaty of Versailles
   2. BThe Partition of Bengal
   3. CThe Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →