Below are two statements A and B in the context of Khilafat Movement. A. In…

Concept

The Khilafat Movement (1919-1924) was launched by Indian Muslims, led by the Central Khilafat Committee and the Ali brothers, to pressure the British government to protect the Ottoman Sultan-Khalifa's temporal authority and, in particular, to keep the Muslim sacred places of the former Ottoman lands (the Jazirat-ul-Arab, including the Hejaz with Mecca and Medina) under the Khalifa's own custodianship once the war ended.

Application

1. Statement A concerns the 1920 treaty on the Ottoman Sultan. The Treaty of Sevres, signed in August 1920 between the Allied Powers and the Ottoman government, dismantled most of the Sultan's territories and drastically curtailed his authority. This confirms Statement A is true.

2. Statement B concerns what Indian Muslims wanted for the Khalifa's authority over Muslim sacred places. The Khilafat Committee's formal charter of demands asked the British government to ensure the Khalifa retained control of the Jazirat-ul-Arab and adequate resources to defend the faith - the opposite of what Statement B claims. Statement B, as worded, is therefore false.

Cross-check

Cross-checking against the well-documented three-point Khilafat charter (control of the Jazirat-ul-Arab to remain with the Khalifa; sufficient territory left to him to defend Islam; and the Khalifa's spiritual authority over Muslims worldwide to be preserved) confirms that Indian Muslims campaigned FOR the Khalifa retaining control of the sacred places, not against it - reinforcing that Statement B is false while Statement A is true.

Result

Statement A is true and Statement B is false.