With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events:
- 1.Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
- 2.Quit India Movement launched
- 3.Second Round Table Conference
What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) 3-2-1
The Second Round Table Conference was held in London in late 1931, the Quit India Movement began in August 1942, and the Royal Indian Navy ratings' mutiny broke out in Bombay in February 1946. So the order is 3-2-1.
- ✓ (c) 3 (December 1931), then 2 (August 1942), then 1 (February 1946) is the right order.
- ✗ (d) It places the naval mutiny of 1946 before Quit India; the mutiny came about three and a half years after Quit India.
- ✗ (b) It puts the Round Table Conference (1931) last, though it was the earliest of the three.
- ✗ (a) It reverses the true sequence and puts the 1931 Conference last.
Remember · Second Round Table Conference (Dec 1931) → Quit India (Aug 1942) → Royal Indian Navy mutiny (Feb 1946).
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 12 Themes in Indian History, Part III, Ch 3 (practise this chapter) · Class 12 Themes in Indian History, Part III, Ch 3 (practise this chapter) · Class 8 Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 2), Ch 2 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- NCERT Class 12 · Themes in Indian History, Part III, Chapter 3 “A second Round Table Conference was held in London in the latter part of 1931.”
- NCERT Class 12 · Themes in Indian History, Part III, Chapter 3 “This was the "Quit India" campaign, which began in August 1942.”
- NCERT Class 8 · Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 2), Chapter 2 “The next month, a mutiny started in the Royal Indian Navy in Bombay, when naval ratings (sailors) rebelled against ill-treatment, and quickly spread across India.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·