Identify the correct sequence of the following events?
(A) Direct Action Day
(B) Simon Commission
(C) First Round Table Conference
(D) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C), (D), (A)
(B) Simon Commission — appointed in November 1927, it reached India in February 1928 and was met with “Simon Go Back”, as it had no Indian member.
(C) First Round Table Conference — held in London from November 1930 to January 1931; the Congress stayed away during the Civil Disobedience Movement.
(D) Gandhi-Irwin Pact — signed on 5 March 1931; Gandhiji called off the Civil Disobedience Movement and agreed to attend the Second Round Table Conference.
(A) Direct Action Day — 16 August 1946, called by the Muslim League to press its demand for Pakistan; it set off riots in Calcutta.