UPSC Prelims 1997·GS1·history·modern history

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I List II (Events) (Results) I. Morley Minto Reforms A) Country-wide agitation II. Simon Commission B) Withdrawal of a movement III. The Chauri-Chaura incident C) Communal Electorates IV. The Dandi March D) Communal outbreaks E) Illegal manufacture of salt

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  1. AI-C, II-D, III-E, IV-B
  2. BI-D, II-A. III-B, IV-C
  3. CI-B, II-C, III-D, IV-E
  4. DI-C, II-A, III-B, IV-ECorrect

Explanation

The correct answer is D because each event in List I directly led to or is characterized by the result in List II as follows: I. Morley Minto Reforms 1909: This act introduced the system of separate electorates for Muslims, which is referred to as Communal Electorates. Match: I-C. II. Simon Commission 1927: The arrival of this all-white commission led to massive protests and demonstrations across India with the slogan Simon Go Back. Match: II-A. III. Chauri-Chaura Incident 1922: Following the violence in Chauri-Chaura where a police station was burnt, Mahatma Gandhi decided to halt the Non-Cooperation Movement. Match: III-B. IV. Dandi March 1930: Gandhi marched to the coast to break the salt law, which involved the Illegal manufacture of salt from seawater to launch the Civil Disobedience Movement. Match: IV-E. The sequence I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-E corresponds to option D.
history: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I List II (Events

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