{"id":2791,"date":"2026-09-08T11:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T05:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T06:40:22","slug":"home-rule-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/home-rule-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Rule Movement, Causes, Significance, Impact, Failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Home Rule Movement <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(1916\u20131918) was a pivotal moment in India's freedom struggle, emerging as a response to World War I. It aimed to sustain nationalist agitation year-round, unlike the Congress, which met annually. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Annie Besant, G.S. Khaparde, Sir S. Subramania Iyer, Joseph Baptista, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah led the movement, demanding self-government within the British Commonwealth to achieve greater autonomy.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inspired by the Irish Home Rule League, the movement led to the formation of the All India Home Rule League, which spread political awareness across India. Tilak and Besant formed separate yet coordinated leagues, gaining widespread support, especially among the educated class, and laying the foundation for future mass movements against British rule.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About Home Rule Movement in India<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Home Rule Movement (1916\u20131918) in India, inspired by the Irish Home Rule Movement, aimed to secure self-government within British rule. Led by Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, it emerged as a response to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/quest-upsc-notes\/world-war-1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">World War I<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, mobilising political awareness and nationalistic sentiment. Though short-lived, the movement set the stage for future mass struggles, strengthening India's demand for independence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Prominent Leaders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Prominent leaders such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/quest-upsc-notes\/\/bal-gangadhar-tilak\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bal Gangadhar Tilak<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Annie Besant, G.S. Khaparde, Sir S. Subramania Iyer, Joseph Baptista, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah came together. They recognised the need for a year-round national alliance.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Objective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their primary objective was to demand self-government or<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">home rule for the entirety of India within the framework of the British Commonwealth.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>All India Home Rule League:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The alliance then came to be known as the All India Home Rule League, drawing inspiration from the Irish Home Rule League.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home Rule Movement Causes<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Home Rule Movement emerged as a bold political response to the limitations of constitutional reforms and growing discontent in India. Various causes, including ineffective governance, divisions within Congress, wartime hardships, and the leadership of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant, led to its formation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Failure of Constitutional Reforms:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/morley-minto-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Council Act of 1909<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> failed to meet the aspirations of Indians.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Internal Divisions in Congress:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The split within the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/quest-upsc-notes\/foundation-of-indian-national-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian National Congress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Party in 1907 and the imprisonment of Bal Gangadhar Tilak from 1908 to 1914 resulted in a period of relative calm in the national movement.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Need for Popular Pressure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Some nationalists believed that popular pressure was necessary to achieve concessions from the government. The release of Tilak and the arrival of Annie Besant sparked a revival of the national movement.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Impact of World War I:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Indian leaders were divided on whether to support Britain in the war, but Annie Besant famously declared, <\/span><b><i>\"England's need is India's opportunity.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"The burden of wartime hardships, such as high taxation and rising prices, made people more willing to participate in aggressive protest movements.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Tilak\u2019s Return and Strategy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Upon his return from exile in Mandalay, Tilak recognised the necessity of rejuvenating the nationalist movement in India and acknowledged the growing significance of the Congress Party in the country's political landscape.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tilak's primary objective was to rejoin the Congress Party, from which the extremist faction led by him had previously separated.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Congress Session of 1915: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the December 1915 Congress session, largely influenced by Annie Besant's persuasion, it was decided to readmit the extremists into the party and involve them actively in the national struggle.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, both Besant and Tilak were unsuccessful in convincing Congress to support their proposal of establishing Home Rule Leagues.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Home Rule Proposal: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besant managed to secure Congress's agreement to engage in educative propaganda and establish local-level committees. If these conditions were not fulfilled by September 1916, she would be free to establish a Home Rule League.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two Home Rule Leagues<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After failing to secure full Congress support, Tilak and Besant decided to establish two separate Home Rule Leagues to advance the demand for self-government. While they operated separately to avoid conflicts, both leagues coordinated their efforts to strengthen the movement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Failed Congress Agreement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Failing to achieve a Moderate-Extremist agreement at the 1914 Congress session, Tilak and Besant decided to revive political activity independently.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Besant\u2019s Self-Government Campaign:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In early 1915,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/annie-besant\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Annie Besant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> initiated a campaign demanding self-government for India after the war, similar to white colonies.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She used her newspapers, public meetings, and conferences to promote her cause.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Congress\u2019s Response in 1915:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The efforts of Tilak and Besant found some success at the 1915 Congress session. The Extremists were admitted to Congress, although Besant's proposal for Home Rule Leagues was not approved.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Congress committed to an educative propaganda program and the revitalisation of local-level committees.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Formation of Two Home Rule Leagues:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Besant set a condition that if Congress did not fulfil its commitments, she would establish her league. Due to Congress's lack of response, she eventually formed her league.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a result, Tilak and Besant formed separate leagues to prevent conflicts. They acknowledged that some of their supporters had reservations about each other.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Collaboration Between Two Leagues: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eventually, both leagues coordinated their efforts by focusing on their respective areas of work and collaborating whenever possible.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tilak\u2019s Home Rule League<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In April 1916, Bal Gangadhar Tilak established the Indian Home Rule League to demand self-rule for India. With its headquarters in Poona, the league focused on specific regions and emphasised Swarajya, linguistic states, and vernacular education.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>First Meeting:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The first Home Rule League meeting organised by Tilak took place in Belgaum.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Headquarters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: The league's headquarters were in Poona (now Pune).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Spread of Indian Home Rule League:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The scope of Tilak's league was limited to specific regions, namely Maharashtra (excluding Bombay City), Karnataka, Central Provinces, and Berar.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Branches:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The league consisted of six branches.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Demands of the League: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The demands of the league included Swarajya (self-rule), the creation of linguistic states, and education in the vernacular language.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besant\u2019s Home Rule League<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In September 1916, Annie Besant established the All-India Home Rule League to demand self-government for India. Unlike Tilak\u2019s league, it had a nationwide presence with 200 branches and a more flexible organisational structure.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Foundation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This Home Rule League was founded in Madras and had jurisdiction over the rest of India, including Bombay City and all areas not covered by Tilak's league.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Branches:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It consisted of 200 branches spread across the country.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Comparison with Tilak\u2019s League:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Compared to Tilak's League, Besant's League had a looser organisational structure.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Organising Secretary:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> George Arundale served as the organising secretary of the league.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Contributors:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The main contributors to the league's work were B.W. Wadia and C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home Rule Movement in India Programmes<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Home Rule League engaged in various activities to spread awareness about self-government among the common people. These activities included political education, public meetings, media campaigns, and social work, attracting support from new regions and leaders.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Promotion of Self-Government: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Home Rule League campaign aimed to promote the concept of self-government to the common people.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Methods of Mobilisation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The campaign had a broader appeal compared to previous mobilisations and attracted politically backward regions like Gujarat and Sindh.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Various methods were employed to achieve the goal, including political education, public meetings, libraries, conferences, propaganda through media, fundraising, social work, and participation in local government activities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Publications such as New India and Commonweal under Annie Besant and Kesari and Mahratta associated with Bal Gangadhar Tilak to propagate nationalist ideas.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Influence of the Russian Revolution (1917): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Russian Revolution of 1917 provided additional support to the Home Rule campaign.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Involvement of Prominent Leaders: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prominent leaders such as Motilal Nehru, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/jawaharlal-nehru\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jawaharlal Nehru<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Bhulabhai Desai, Chittaranjan Das, K.M. Munshi, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the Home Rule agitation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Discontent Among Moderate Congressmen: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some moderate Congressmen were disillusioned with the Congress' inactivity, and members of Gokhale's Servants of India Society also joined the Home Rule Movement.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Opposition and Lack of Support:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Anglo-Indians, most Muslims, and non-Brahmins from the South did not join as they perceived Home Rule as Hindu majority rule, particularly by the high caste.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home Rule Movement Government's Response and Repression<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The British government reacted to the Home Rule Movement with harsh repression, attempting to suppress its growing influence. However, these actions only intensified the movement, leading to widespread protests and stronger resistance from its leaders.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Repressive Measures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In Madras, students were prohibited from attending political meetings. A case was initiated against Tilak, but the High Court later rescinded it. Tilak was barred from entering Punjab and Delhi.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Arrest of Annie Besant and Her Associates:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In June 1917, Annie Besant and her associates B.P. Wadia and George Arundale were arrested, leading to nationwide protests.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sir S. Subramania Aiyar renounced his knighthood in a dramatic gesture of protest.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Protest and Resistance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Tilak advocated a program of passive resistance in response to the repression. The government's actions only hardened the resolve of the agitators and strengthened their determination to resist.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Montagu\u2019s Remarks: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montagu, the Secretary of State for India, commented on the government's situation, using a metaphor involving Shiva and Mrs Besant.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Besant\u2019s Release: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annie Besant was eventually released in September 1917.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home Rule Movement Significance\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Home Rule League was a significant movement that sustained year-round political activity and garnered widespread support for self-government. Its most significant achievement was the Montague Declaration of 1917, which acknowledged India's progress toward responsible government.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Year-Round Political Activity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The movement gained significant support from educated Indians, with approximately 40,000 members in the combined leagues by 1917.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Growing Support and Membership:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Many members of Congress and the Muslim League joined the Home Rule League, including prominent leaders such as Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Joseph Baptista, G.S. Khaparde, and Sir S. Subramanya Iyer.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Unity Among Political Factions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movement briefly united moderates, extremists, and the Muslim League.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Expansion of Political Awareness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The movement helped spread political awareness to more regions in the country.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Montague Declaration of 1917:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The movement's signature achievement was the Montague Declaration of 1917.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Indian Participation in Governance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It recognized the inclusion of more Indians in the government and the development of self-governing institutions, ultimately leading to responsible governments in India.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Legitimization of the Home Rule Demand:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The declaration also marked a shift where the demand for home rule was no longer seen as seditious. This was the movement's greatest significance.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home Rule Movement Failures<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The decline of the Home Rule Movement was caused by internal weaknesses, government tactics, and emerging political shifts. Factors such as organisational inefficiency, communal tensions, and the rise of Gandhi\u2019s mass movement led to its gradual decline.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><b>Lack of Organisational Strength: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movement suffered from a lack of effective organisation, weakening its impact.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Communal Riots:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Communal riots in 1917\u201318 further disrupted nationalist unity.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Impact of Montagu\u2019s August 1917 Statement: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Moderates who joined the Congress after Annie Besant's arrest were appeased by discussions of reforms outlined in Montagu's August 1917 statement, which stated that self-government was the long-term goal of British rule in India, and by Besant's release.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Moderates Distancing from Extremists:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Extremists' talk of passive resistance deterred the Moderates from participating in activities starting from September 1918.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Effect of Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1918):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/government-of-india-act-1919\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montagu-Chelmsford reforms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, announced in July 1918, further divided the nationalist ranks. Annie Besant herself had conflicting views on the use of the league following the announcement of the reforms and regarding passive resistance techniques.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Absence of Strong Leadership: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tilak had to leave for England in September 1918 due to a libel case against Valentine Chirol, whose book blamed Tilak for the political agitation in India. With Besant unable to provide clear leadership and Tilak being away, the Home Rule Movement was left without a leader.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Rise of Gandhi\u2019s Mass Movement:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gandhi's fresh approach to the freedom struggle began to capture the people's imagination, and the growing momentum of the mass movement pushed the Home Rule Movement to the sidelines until it eventually faded away.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Home Rule Movement marked a pivotal chapter in the struggle for India's independence from British colonial rule. Led by prominent leaders such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant, the movement aimed to achieve self-governance and empowerment for the Indian people. It played a crucial role in galvanising the Indian population, fostering national consciousness, and paving the way for India\u2019s independence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home Rule Movement UPSC PYQs<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><b>Q1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Annie Besant was<\/span><b> (UPSC Prelims 2013)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the founder of the Theosophical Society<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">once the President of the Indian National Congress<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select the correct statement\/statements using the codes given below.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 only\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 and 3 only<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 and 3 only\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1, 2 and 3<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><b>Ans: (c)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Q2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?<\/span><b> (UPSC Prelims 2009)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home Rule Movement<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-Cooperation Movement<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Civil Disobedience Movement<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quit India Movement<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><b>Ans: 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