Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Question:

Arrange the following events in a chronological order:

(A) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(B) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(C) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) Quit India Movement

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B), (C), (D)

(B), (C), (A), (D)

(B), (A), (D), (C)

(C), (B), (D), (A)

Correct Answer:

(B), (C), (A), (D)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (C), (A), (D) 

  • (B) Rowlatt Satyagraha (1919): This was one of the first nationwide protests launched by Mahatma Gandhi against the Rowlatt Act, which allowed for the imprisonment of political activists without trial.

  • (C) Civil Disobedience Movement (1930): This movement, started with the famous Dandi March, was a major campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience against the salt tax imposed by the British.

  • (A) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931): This political agreement was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin to call off the Civil Disobedience Movement in exchange for concessions from the British.

  • (D) Quit India Movement (1942): Launched during World War II, this was the third major movement initiated by Gandhi, demanding an end to British rule in India.