UPSC Prelims 1997 · General Studies
Question 25: History and Culture
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Events) I. Morley Minto Reforms II. Simon Commission III. The Chauri-Chaura incident IV. The Dandi March List II (Results) A) Country-wide agitation B) Withdrawal of a movement C) Communal Electorates D) Communal outbreaks E) Illegal manufacture of salt Codes:
AnswerThe answer is (d).
The Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) gave Muslims separate electorates, the communal electorates. The Simon Commission (1927-28) had no Indian member and met with country-wide protest and boycott. The Chauri Chaura incident (1922), in which a mob burnt policemen to death, led Gandhi to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement. The Dandi March (1930) was a march to break the salt law by making salt.
- I. I-C: Morley-Minto introduced communal electorates.
- II. II-A: the all-British Simon Commission set off country-wide agitation.
- III. III-B: Chauri Chaura made Gandhi withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement.
- IV. IV-E: the Dandi March was followed by breaking the salt law by making salt.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) II-D and III-E are wrong: the Simon Commission led to country-wide protest, and Chauri Chaura led to a withdrawal.
- (b) I-D and IV-C are wrong: Morley-Minto gave communal electorates, and Dandi was about salt.
- (c) I-B and II-C are wrong: Morley-Minto did not withdraw a movement, and the Simon Commission did not give communal electorates.
- (d) Right: communal electorates, country-wide agitation, withdrawal of a movement, illegal salt making.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1997, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.