Arrange the following in chronological order:
(A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
(B) Opening of the Banaras Hindu University.
(C) Formation of Indian National Congress.
(D) Gandhi's return to India from South Africa.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (C), (D), (B), (A)
(C) Formation of Indian National Congress. — It comes first: when Gandhiji came back to India in 1915, the Indian National Congress already had branches in most major cities and towns.
(D) Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa. — January 1915, after two decades abroad.
(B) Opening of the Banaras Hindu University. — February 1916; the opening was Gandhiji’s first major public appearance in India.
(A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. — April 1919, during the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Note: The year in which the Indian National Congress was formed, 1885, is not in NCERT (2026-27); the chapter only shows that the Congress already had branches in most major cities and towns when Gandhiji returned in 1915. The year is given here for the benefit of the students.
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 In January 1915, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi … The India that Mahatma Gandhi came back to in 1915 was rather different from the one that he had left in 1893. Although still a colony of the British, it was far more active in a political sense. The Indian National Congress now had branches in most major cities and towns. Through the Swadeshi movement of 1905-07 it had greatly broadened its appeal among the middle classes.… … His first major public appearance was at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in February 1916.…”
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