Chronologically arrange the following political events related to Indian National Movement beginning from the earliest: 1. Formation of Swaraj Party; 2. Communal Award; 3. Lucknow Pact; 4. Simla Conference.
- (a)3, 1, 2, 4
- (b)1, 3, 2, 4
- (c)2, 1, 4, 3
- (d)1, 2, 3, 4
Correct — A, 3, 1, 2, 4. Placed by date, the Lucknow Pact came first in 1916 (the Congress-League agreement), then the Swaraj Party in 1923 (formed by C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru), then the Communal Award in 1932 (Ramsay MacDonald's scheme of separate electorates), and finally the Simla Conference in 1945 (Wavell's talks). That gives the sequence 3, 1, 2, 4.
- (b)1, 3, 2, 4 — This places the Swaraj Party (1923) before the Lucknow Pact (1916), reversing the two earliest events.
- (c)2, 1, 4, 3 — This starts with the Communal Award (1932) and ends with the Lucknow Pact (1916), inverting almost the whole timeline.
- (d)1, 2, 3, 4 — This is just the numbered order of the list, not the chronological order; it wrongly makes the Swaraj Party the earliest event.
The four items are landmarks of the freedom struggle spread across three decades: a Congress-League pact, a council-entry party, a communal electoral award and a late constitutional conference. Ordering them means attaching a year to each.
Sequencing items reward memorised anchor dates. Fix 1916, 1923, 1932 and 1945, and the order falls out at once; each wrong option swaps one adjacent pair.
- Lucknow Pact — 1916 — Congress and the Muslim League agreed on joint constitutional demands and separate electorates.
- Swaraj Party — formed 1923 by C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru to contest and enter the legislative councils.
- Communal Award — 1932 — Ramsay MacDonald's award of separate electorates, including to the Depressed Classes.
- Simla Conference — 1945 — Viceroy Wavell's talks with Indian leaders that ended in deadlock.
- 1916 — Lucknow Pact (item 3)
- 1923 — Swaraj Party formed (item 1)
- 1932 — Communal Award (item 2)
- 1945 — Simla Conference (item 4)
Earliest to latest gives 3 – 1 – 2 – 4, option (a).
- Answering in the list's numbered order (1, 2, 3, 4) instead of by date.
- Misdating the Swaraj Party (1923) as earlier than the Lucknow Pact (1916).
Chronological-order items give four events to arrange earliest-first; the safe method is to attach a year to each.
What is the correct sequence of the following events? I. The Lucknow Pact II. The Introduction of Dyarchy III. The Rowlatt Act IV. The Partition of Bengal
- (a) I, II, III, IV
- (b) IV, I, III, II
- (c) I, III, II, IV
- (d) IV, III, II, I
Answer(b) IV, I, III, II
Same skill — chronologically ordering national-movement landmarks, and it shares the Lucknow Pact (1916). The method is identical: anchor each event to a year and read off the sequence.
Consider the following events: 1. Launch of Non-Cooperation Movement 2. All-India Khilafat Conference in Delhi 3. Passing of the Rowlatt Act 4. Jallianwala Bagh incident Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events (earliest to latest)?
- (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
- (b) 3, 4, 2, 1
- (c) 3, 2, 4, 1
- (d) 2, 3, 4, 1
Answer(b) 3, 4, 2, 1
An earlier NDA GAT item using exactly the same date-anchoring skill on freedom-movement events; only the four events differ.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Arrange the following earliest first: 1. Non-Cooperation Movement, 2. Rowlatt Act, 3. Simon Commission.
- (a)2, 1, 3
- (b)1, 2, 3
- (c)3, 2, 1
- (d)2, 3, 1
Answer(a) 2, 1, 3 — Rowlatt Act 1919, Non-Cooperation 1920-22, Simon Commission 1928.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Communal Award of 1932, granting separate electorates, was announced by
- (a)Lord Wavell
- (b)Ramsay MacDonald
- (c)Stafford Cripps
- (d)Lord Irwin
Answer(b) Ramsay MacDonald — the British Prime Minister's award, which led to the Poona Pact.