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The Khilafat Movement in India (1919-22) was launched to support the:
ABritish monarchy
BIndependence of Egypt
CCommunist USSR
DOttoman Caliph after WWI
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Ottoman Caliph after WWI
1. The Khilafat Movement protested British treatment of the OTTOMAN CALIPH (Khalifa) after World War I.
2. Led by the Ali brothers (Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali).
3. Gandhi merged it with Non-Cooperation to build Hindu-Muslim unity.
4. Ended when Turkey itself abolished the Caliphate in 1924.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 SST History Ch 2 §2.2 The Khilafat Issue_
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