Arrange the following events in sequence of their occurrence, starting from the earliest:
(A) Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Noakhali.
(B) Dandi March.
(C) Mahatma Gandhi's first public appearance at the Benaras Hindu University.
(D) Direct Action Day.
(E) Return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (E), (C), (B), (D), (A)
(E) Return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa — January 1915, after two decades abroad.
(C) Mahatma Gandhi’s first public appearance at the Benaras Hindu University — February 1916, at the opening of the university; this was his first major public appearance.
(B) Dandi March — March-April 1930, when the Civil Disobedience Movement began.
(D) Direct Action Day — 16 August 1946: bloody riots broke out in Calcutta, and the violence spread to rural Bengal, then to Bihar and beyond.
(A) Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Noakhali — later in 1946: Gandhiji visited Noakhali and other riot-torn areas to stop the communal violence that had followed Direct Action Day, so it comes after (D).
NCERT (2026-27): “1. A Leader Announces Himself … In January 1915, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returned to his homeland after two decades of residence abroad.… 1. A Leader Announces Himself … On Gokhale’s advice, Gandhiji spent a year travelling around British India, getting to know the land and its peoples. His first major public appearance was at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in February 1916.… 4. Quit India … After the talks broke down, Jinnah called for a ‘Direct Action Day’ to press the League’s demand for Pakistan. On the designated day, 16 August 1946, bloody riots broke out in Calcutta. The violence spread to rural Bengal, then to Bihar, and then across the country to the United Provinces and the Punjab.…”
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