Consider the following events : 1. Muslim League Resolution for Pakistan 2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 3. Dandi March 4. Second Round Table Conference Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events (earliest to latest) ?
- A.2, 3, 1, 4
- B.3, 2, 4, 1
- C.3, 4, 2, 1
- D.2, 3, 4, 1
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is B, 3, 2, 4, 1. The Dandi March came first in 1930, then the Gandhi-Irwin Pact and the Second Round Table Conference in 1931, and the Lahore Resolution for Pakistan in 1940.
Gandhi began the Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 and broke the salt law at Dandi on 6 April, launching the Civil Disobedience Movement. On 5 March 1931 the Gandhi-Irwin Pact suspended the movement, freed prisoners and let the Congress attend the next conference. Gandhi was the Congress's sole representative at the Second Round Table Conference in London from September to December 1931, which failed over the question of minorities. The Muslim League's Lahore session adopted the Pakistan Resolution on 23 March 1940.
Option A is wrong, because it puts the pact before the march that it ended. Option C is wrong, because the conference followed the pact, which made Congress participation possible. Option D is wrong, because it again places the pact before the Dandi March.
Exam tip: Dandi March 1930, Gandhi-Irwin Pact March 1931, Second RTC late 1931, Lahore Resolution 1940.
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