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Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Khilafat Movement in India:
  1. The movement was essentially to express support for the Caliph of Turkey against the Allied powers.
  2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was one of the prominent leaders of the Khilafat Movement in India.
  3. The movement ended with an agreement between its leaders and the British.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 2
Notes: The Khilafat Movement was launched to support the Caliph of Turkey against Allied powers. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, along with the Ali brothers, were among its notable leaders in India. However, the movement ended not by an agreement with the British, but due to the abolition of the Caliphate by Mustafa Kemal in Turkey in 1922.
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