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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2019 GS-I
Question

Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Appointment of Simon Commission
II. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
III. Mahatma Gandhi Dandi March
IV. Death of Ferozshah Mehta

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: IV, II, I, III

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “IV, II, I, III”.
Event Year
Death of Ferozshah Mehta 1915
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
Appointment of Simon Commission 1927
Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March 1930

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