Q133 · UPPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · General Studies

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Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:1.Linlithgow August Offer2.Cripps Mission arrival in India3.Ramgarh Congress Session4.Resignation letters of Congress MinistersSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:

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

Correct answer: (b) 4, 3, 1, 2

Explanation

  1. A

    3, 1, 4, 2

    Option (a) proposes the order 3, 1, 4, 2, placing the Ramgarh session first in 1940 before the resignation of ministers, which is chronologically inaccurate.

  2. B

    4, 3, 1, 2

    Option (b) proposes the correct chronological sequence starting with the resignation of Congress ministries in October-November 1939, followed by the Ramgarh Congress Session in March 1940, the Linlithgow August Offer in August 1940, and finally the arrival of the Cripps Mission in March 1942. This option correctly maps out the historical timeline of these nationalist events.

  3. C

    1, 3, 4, 2

    Option (c) starts with the August Offer of 1940, ignoring the earlier 1939 resignations and the March 1940 Ramgarh session.

  4. D

    4, 2, 3, 1

    Option (d) incorrectly places the Cripps Mission before the August Offer and the Ramgarh session, scrambling the established sequence of the Indian national movement during World War II.

Summary. Official key is (b) 4, 3, 1, 2. The resignation of Congress ministries occurred in October and November 1939 in protest against India's unilateral involvement in World War II. The Ramgarh session of the Indian National Congress took place in March 1940 under the presidency of Abul Kalam Azad. Viceroy Linlithgow announced his August Offer in 1940, and the Cripps Mission arrived in India in March 1942 to secure Indian cooperation. Only option (b) successfully sequences these four crucial milestones from earliest to latest.

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