Q. Who among the following were the prominent initiators of the Khilafat Movement?
  1. Shaukat Ali
  2. Mohammad Ali
  3. Shariatullah
  4. Abul Kalam Azad
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

Answer: Only 1 & 2
Notes: The Khilafat Movement was started in 1919 by Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali to protest against the British dismemberment of the Ottoman Caliphate after World War I. Shariatullah was an earlier Islamic reformer, and Abul Kalam Azad participated in the movement but was not one of its founders.
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