Arrange the following events related to regional aspirations in the correct chronological order.
(A) Death of Sheikh Abdullah
(B) Mahbooba Mufti became the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Great famine in the Mizo hills.
(D) Sikkim National Congress was founded.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (D), (A), (B)
(C) Great famine in the Mizo hills — 1959.
(D) Sikkim National Congress was founded — 1962, by Kazi Lhendup Dorji Khangsarpa.
(A) Death of Sheikh Abdullah — 1982.
(B) Mahbooba Mufti became the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir — April 2016.
NCERT (2025-26): “Secessionist movements … Some Mizos believed that they were never a part of British India and therefore did not belong to the Indian union. But the movement for secession gained popular support after the Assam government failed to respond adequately to the great famine of 1959 in Mizo hills. The Mizos’ anger led to the formation of the Mizo National Front (MNF) under the leadership of Laldenga.… Politics since 1948 … In 1974 Indira Gandhi reached an agreement with Sheikh Abdullah and he became the Chief Minister of the State. He revived the National Conference which was elected with majority in the assembly elections held in 1977. Sheikh Abdullah died in 1982 and the leadership of the National Conference went to his son, Farooq Abdullah, who became the Chief Minister.… 2002 and Beyond … However, the state continued to witness disturbances led by the Hurriyat Conference. In 2014, the state went into another election, which recorded the highest voters’ turnout in 25 years. Consequently a coalition government led by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed of the PDP came into power with the BJP as its partner. After Mufti Mohammed Sayeed died, his daughter Mahbooba Mufti became the first woman Chief Minister of the state in April 2016.…”
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