Question:
Arrange the following freedom movement events in order of their happenings:
(1) INA Trial
(2) Quit India Movement
(3) Civil Disobedience Movement
(4) Non-Cooperation Movement
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) (1), (2), (3), (4)
(B) (2), (3), (4), (1)
(C) (3), (4), (1), (2)
(D) (4), (3), (2), (1)
Answer : (D) (4), (3), (2), (1)
The correct chronological order of these events is the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Civil Disobedience Movement, the Quit India Movement, and finally, the INA Trial.
Chronology of Events
Here are the years in which these pivotal events of the Indian freedom struggle took place, confirming the sequence from the earliest to the latest.
- (4) Non-Cooperation Movement
- Year: 1920. This was one of the first major pan-India movements led by Mahatma Gandhi, calling for a boycott of British goods, institutions, and government.
- (3) Civil Disobedience Movement
- Year: 1930. Famously launched with the Dandi Salt March, this movement involved the widespread, non-violent refusal to obey certain British laws, particularly the salt tax.
- (2) Quit India Movement
- Year: 1942. Launched during World War II, this was a direct and forceful call by Mahatma Gandhi for the British to “Quit India,” leading to a mass civil uprising.
- (1) INA Trial
- Year: 1945. Following the end of WWII, the British Indian government put captured officers of the Indian National Army (INA) on trial at the Red Fort in Delhi, which sparked widespread protests across the country.