Why did the Non-Cooperation Movement evoke poor response in Maharashtra and Karnataka?

Q. Why did the Non-Cooperation Movement evoke poor response in Maharashtra and Karnataka?

(a) The Congress was not popular in these territories.

(b) The upper castes opposed the anti-untouchability content of the movement.

(c) The capitalists in these areas opposed the boycott of foreign goods.

(d) The popularisation of Charkhas was not successful in these territories.

Ans: (b) The upper castes opposed the anti-untouchability content of the movement.