Arrange the following events in chronological order.
A. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
B. Quit India Movement
C. Poona Pact
D. Civil Disobedience Movement
E. Non-Cooperation Movement
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, E, D, C, B
(A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre — April 1919, the same year as the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
(E) Non-Cooperation Movement — 1921, together with the Khilafat Movement.
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement — began in 1930 with the Dandi March (March-April); it was called off under the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931.
(C) Poona Pact — September 1932 (see the Note).
(B) Quit India Movement — began in August 1942.
Note: The Poona Pact is not in NCERT (2026-27). It was an agreement signed in September 1932 between Gandhiji and B.R. Ambedkar, by which the Depressed Classes got seats reserved for them in the legislatures, to be filled through the general electorate, in place of separate electorates. It is explained here for the benefit of the students.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 11: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement (2026-27)
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