Consider the following events and arrange them into chronological order : I. Sharda Act II. Nehru Report III. Constitution of Simon Commission IV. Dandi March Select the correct answer using the codes given below. Codes :
- (a)III, II, I and IV
- (b)I, II, III and IV
- (c)IV, III, II and I
- (d)I, IV, II and III
Correct — A, III, II, I and IV. Ordering the four events by year: III. Constitution of the Simon Commission (announced November 1927) → II. Nehru Report (August 1928) → I. Sharda Act, i.e. the Child Marriage Restraint Act (1929) → IV. Dandi March (began 12 March 1930). So the correct chronological sequence is III, II, I, IV, which is option (a).
- (b)I, II, III and IV — Wrong — this places the Sharda Act (1929) first and the Simon Commission third, but the Simon Commission (1927) is the earliest of the four events.
- (c)IV, III, II and I — Wrong — this reverses the sequence, starting with the Dandi March (1930), which is actually the last of the four events.
- (d)I, IV, II and III — Wrong — jumbled: it puts the Sharda Act (1929) first and the Dandi March (1930) second, whereas the Simon Commission (1927) comes first and the Dandi March last.
A cluster of late-1920s freedom-struggle events. The all-British Simon Commission was constituted in 1927 to review the 1919 reforms and was boycotted with 'Simon Go Back'. The Nehru Report (1928), chaired by Motilal Nehru, was the Indians' own draft constitutional scheme. The Sharda Act (Child Marriage Restraint Act) of 1929 raised the minimum age of marriage. The Dandi March of 1930 launched the Civil Disobedience Movement (Salt Satyagraha).
The quickest anchor: the Simon Commission (1927) is the earliest and the Dandi March (1930) is the latest — that alone fixes III first and IV last, and only option (a) satisfies both. Between them, the Nehru Report (1928) precedes the Sharda Act (1929).
- Simon Commission constituted in 1927 (reached India in 1928); boycotted as an all-British body.
- Nehru Report drafted in 1928 (chaired by Motilal Nehru) — first Indian-made constitutional blueprint.
- Sharda Act (Child Marriage Restraint Act) passed in 1929 — set minimum marriage ages.
- Dandi March began on 12 March 1930 — Salt Satyagraha / Civil Disobedience Movement.
- Assuming the social-reform Sharda Act came before the political Simon Commission — the Commission (1927) is earlier
- Confusing the Nehru Report (1928) with the later 'Objectives Resolution' (1946) moved by Nehru
UPPSC and UPSC frequently set chronological-ordering and match-the-year questions on freedom-struggle events — memorise anchor years (1927 Simon Commission, 1928 Nehru Report, 1929 Sharda Act/Lahore session, 1930 Dandi March).
Consider the following events during India's freedom struggle: 1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage 2. Minto-Morley Reforms 3. Dandi March 4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?
- (a) 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
- (b) 2 - 4 - 1 - 3
- (c) 1 - 4 - 2 - 3
- (d) 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
Answer(b) 2 - 4 - 1 - 3
Same concept — chronological ordering of Indian freedom-struggle events (both sequences include the Dandi March, 1930).
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Events): I. Morley Minto Reforms; II. Simon Commission; III. The Chauri-Chaura incident; IV. The Dandi March List II (Results): A) Country-wide agitation; B) Withdrawal of a movement; C) Communal Electorates; D) Communal outbreaks; E) Illegal manufacture of salt
- (a) I-C, II-D, III-E, IV-B
- (b) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
- (c) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-E
- (d) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-E
Answer(d) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-E
Same event cluster — tests the Simon Commission and the Dandi March (with the Salt Satyagraha) alongside other freedom-struggle milestones.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of the following was constituted the earliest?
- (a)Nehru Report
- (b)Simon Commission
- (c)Sharda Act
- (d)Dandi March
Answer(b) Simon Commission — announced in 1927, the earliest among these events.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Sharda Act, which fixed a minimum age of marriage, was passed in which year?
- (a)1927
- (b)1929
- (c)1930
- (d)1931
Answer(b) 1929 — the Child Marriage Restraint Act (Sharda Act) was enacted in 1929.