INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lord Reading was the Viceroy during which the Non-cooperation Movement had reached climax and was abruptly withdrawn in 1922.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under Lord Chelmsford’s reign the Khilafat movement started in India. Lord Chelmsford served as the viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921. The Government of India Act, 1919 was passed during the period of Lord Chelmsford.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Non-cooperation movement was a political campaign launched on 4 September 1920, by Mahatma Gandhi to have Indians revoke their cooperation from the British government, with the aim of persuading them to grant self-governance.

Detailed explanation-4: -The non-cooperation movement was launched in 1920 with the aim of obtaining self-governance and ultimately getting the British colonial authorities to grant full independence to India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by Gandhiji after the incident of Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh. On 5th Feb of 1922, the protest became violent when protesting people set fire a police station, burning 22 policemen alive.