Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme: [Modern History]

I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth
II. Observance of strict non-violence
III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public
IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes

How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?

The correct option is Only three.

The Non-Cooperation Programme, launched under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi in 1920, had distinct positive (constructive) and negative (boycott) aspects. Let us evaluate each of the given statements:
• Statement I is correct: The boycott of government-affiliated institutions was a key element. This included the boycott of legislative councils, government schools and colleges, law courts by lawyers, and foreign-made cloth (which was replaced by indigenous Khadi).
• Statement II is correct: Gandhi emphasized that the movement must remain strictly peaceful and non-violent. The adherence to non-violence was so fundamental that when the Chauri Chaura incident turned violent in February 1922, Gandhi immediately suspended the entire movement.
• Statement III is incorrect: The programme did not advocate for the retention of titles. Instead, it explicitly called for the active surrender of all titles, honours, and honorary offices bestowed by the British government.
• Statement IV is correct: As a constructive alternative to the boycotted British legal system, the programme promoted the establishment of national arbitration courts, or Panchayats, to settle local disputes privately.

Since statements I, II, and IV were parts of the Non-Cooperation Programme, exactly three of the given subjects are correct.