निम्नलिखित घटनाओं पर विचार कीजिए :
- 1.भारत के किसी राज्य में सर्वप्रथम लोकतांत्रिक रूप से चुनी गई साम्यवादी दल की सरकार ।
- 2.भारत का उस समय का सबसे बड़ा बैंक ‘इम्पीरियल बैंक ऑफ़ इंडिया’ जिसका नाम बदलकर ‘भारतीय स्टेट बैंक’ रखा गया ।
- 3.एयर इंडिया का राष्ट्रीयकरण किया गया और यह राष्ट्रीय वाहक बन गया ।
- 4.गोवा स्वतंत्र भारत का अंग बन गया ।
निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा उपर्युक्त घटनाओं का सही कालानुक्रम है ?
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Consider the following events:
1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.
2. India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’, was renamed ‘State Bank of India’.
3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
4. Goa became a part of independent India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
(a) 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 · (b) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 · (c) 4 – 2 – 1 – 3 · (d) 3 – 1 – 2 – 4
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4
The order is Air India (1953), State Bank of India (July 1955), the Kerala communist government (1957) and Goa (December 1961), so the sequence is 3-2-1-4. Fixing the years of these four landmarks of the 1950s and early 1960s settles the question.
- • 3. Air India was created under the Air Corporations Act, 1953, when the government nationalised air transport. This is the earliest event.
- • 2. The Imperial Bank of India passed into state ownership and became the State Bank of India in July 1955.
- • 1. In the March 1957 elections in Kerala the Communist Party won the most seats, and E. M. S. Namboodiripad formed a ministry. It was the first communist government to come to power through elections.
- • 4. Goa, Diu and Daman were liberated by the Indian army in December 1961, the last of the four events.
Remember · Order: Air India nationalised 1953, Imperial Bank to SBI 1955, Kerala's communist ministry 1957, Goa's liberation 1961.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 12 Politics in India since Independence, Ch 2 (practise this chapter) · Class 12 Politics in India since Independence, Ch 7 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- Air-India Limited, Annual Report 2002-03, Chapter 8 (Ministry of Civil Aviation) ↗ “Air India was established in 1953 under the Air Corporations Act, 1953 to provide safe, efficient, adequate, economical and properly co-ordinated international air transport services.”
- From Imperial Bank to State Bank (Reserve Bank of India, history of the RBI) ↗ “The creation of the State Bank of India in July 1955 followed the passage of the Imperial Bank of India into state ownership.”
- NCERT Class 12 · Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 2 “In the assembly elections held in March 1957, the Communist Party won the largest number of seats in the Kerala legislature.”
- NCERT Class 12 · Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 7 “Finally, in December 1961, the Government of India sent the army which liberated these territories after barely two days of action.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2018, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·