Q. Consider the following objectives of the Deoband Movement:

1. Spreading the teachings of the Quran among Muslims
2. Jihad against the Foreign powers
3. Welfare of Muslims

Which of the above objectives were part of the Deoband Movement?
Answer: 1 and 2
Notes: The Deoband Movement, started in 1886 in the Saharanpur district of United Province, aimed to spread the teachings of the Quran among Muslims and to organise a Jihad against Foreign powers. Welfare of Muslims, while a broader goal of many Islamic movements, was not a specified aim of the Deoband Movement.

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