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UPSC Prelims 2017 · GS Paper I

Question 93: History and Culture

With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events :

  1. 1.Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
  2. 2.Quit India Movement launched
  3. 3.Second Round Table Conference

What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?

a1-2-3
b2-1-3
c3-2-1
d3-1-2

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

The Second Round Table Conference was held in London in 1931, with Gandhi attending after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. The Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942. The Royal Indian Navy mutiny took place in February 1946. So the correct order is Second Round Table Conference, Quit India Movement, Mutiny in the Royal Indian Navy, which is 3-2-1.

  • 1. Mutiny in the Royal Indian Navy: February 1946, the last of the three.
  • 2. Quit India Movement launched: August 1942, the middle event.
  • 3. Second Round Table Conference: 1931, the earliest event.
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Wrong: the mutiny (1946) was the last of the three, not the first.
  • (b) Wrong: Quit India (1942) came after the Round Table Conference (1931).
  • (c) Right: 1931, then 1942, then 1946.
  • (d) Wrong: the mutiny (1946) came after Quit India (1942).

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2017, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.