Along with Mahatma Gandhi who amongst the following Muslims did lift the bier of Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?

The answer is A) Shaukat Ali. Tilak died in Bombay on 1 August 1920, the same day the Non-Cooperation movement was formally launched, and his funeral drew a huge crowd. Gandhi and Shaukat Ali are the names usually cited as carrying the bier, and that pairing reflects the Hindu-Muslim unity of the Khilafat-Non-Cooperation phase.

• Muhammad Ali was Shaukat Ali's brother and a close Khilafat ally, so he is the most tempting distractor. The standard record of the funeral, however, names Shaukat Ali.
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a prominent Congress Muslim leader and Khilafat supporter, but he is not linked to this procession.
• M.A. Ansari was a Congress leader and later Congress president in 1927, but he is not associated with this incident.

The core concept is the Khilafat Movement (1919-24) and its alliance with Gandhi's non-cooperation. Mains often asks how the Khilafat issue brought Muslims into the national movement and why the alliance later broke down.

Trap: Aspirants pick Muhammad Ali just because he is the more famous of the Ali brothers. For this fact, check the specific name recorded for the funeral.