Question

Arrange the following in chronological order:
A. Adoption of the Non-Cooperation programme
B. Individual Satyagraha
C. Lahore Congress Session
D. Dandi March

1. A B C D
2. A C D B
3. A B D C
4. B A C D

Answer 1

Hint: The Indian independence struggle saw pivotal political concepts like Ahimsa and Satyagraha were propagated by Gandhi, and inspired leaders internationally, like Martin Luther King Jr. of the United States of America in his fight for civil rights for all races.

Complete answer: Option A. This started in 1919 as a response to the Rowlatt Act, Government of India Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It hoped to gain self-governance, termed Purna Swaraj in Hindi.
Option B. In 1940, Viceroy Linlithgow made the August Offer which was rejected by the Indian National Congress, and led to this movement, with Acharya Vinoda Bhave appointed as the first satyagraha, or ‘holder of truth’ and Jawaharlal Nehru, the second, by Mahatma Gandhi.
Option C. 26 January 1930 was declared to be the Independence day after a resolution pushing for Purna Swaraj was signed. It was headed by Nehru.
Option D. This was known as the Salt Satyagraha and began at Gandhi’s Sabarmati March in Gujarat. It was against British tax laws on salt production, as they were exorbitant and stringent and perturbed all Indians, poor or rich.
Therefore, the correct answer is 2.

Note: Famous leaders include B.R Ambedkar, Lal-Bal-Pal (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bichindra Pal), Bhagat Singh, Sardar Vallabhai Patel etc.