Arrange the following in a chronological order.
A. Dandi March
B. Cripps Mission
C. Quit India Movement
D. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, D, B, C
(A) Dandi March — March-April 1930: the Civil Disobedience Movement began with the march to Dandi.
(D) Gandhi-Irwin Pact — March 1931, after Gandhiji’s release from jail; civil disobedience was called off and prisoners were released.
(B) Cripps Mission — the spring of 1942: Churchill sent Sir Stafford Cripps to India to forge a compromise with Gandhiji and the Congress, but the talks broke down.
(C) Quit India Movement — August 1942, launched by Gandhiji after the failure of the Cripps Mission.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Dialogues … In the spring of 1942, Churchill was persuaded to send one of his ministers, Sir Stafford Cripps, to India to try and forge a compromise with Gandhiji and the Congress. Talks broke down, however, after the Congress insisted that if it was to help the British defend India from the Axis powers, then the Viceroy had first to appoint an Indian as the Defence Member of his Executive Council. 4. Quit India … After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch his third major movement against British rule. This was the ‘Quit India’ campaign, which began in August 1942.…”
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