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
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is B, 3, 4, 2, 1. The Rowlatt Act (March 1919) came first, then the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (April 1919), the All-India Khilafat Conference in Delhi (November 1919) and finally the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920).
The Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919 and allowed detention without trial. Gandhiji called a nationwide satyagraha against it. On 13 April 1919, General Dyer fired on a peaceful gathering at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. In November 1919, the All-India Khilafat Conference met in Delhi, with Gandhiji presiding, and spoke of non-cooperation over the treatment of the Turkish Sultan. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched on 1 August 1920 and approved at the Calcutta special session of the Congress in September 1920.
A is wrong because it puts the 1920 movement first and the March 1919 Act third.
C is wrong because the Khilafat Conference of November 1919 came after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of April 1919.
D is wrong because the Khilafat Conference did not come before the Rowlatt Act.
Exam tip: 1919: Rowlatt Act (March) → Jallianwala Bagh (13 April) → Khilafat Conference, Delhi (November); 1920: Non-Cooperation Movement.
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