Previous Year Question
Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order.
I. The foundation of Gadar Party
II. Chittagaon Armoury Raid
III. Set up of the ‘Indian Independence Committee’ at Berlin
IV. Central Assembly Bomb Case
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
III, I, II and IV
I, III, IV and II
I, III, II and IV
III, I, IV and II
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
The correct chronological order is Foundation of Gadar Party → Indian Independence Committee at Berlin → Central Assembly Bomb Case → Chittagong Armoury Raid.
The earliest was the foundation of the Gadar Party in 1913 CE in North America. Its prominent founders included Sohan Singh Bhakna, Lala Har Dayal, Kanshi Ram and other Indian revolutionaries living abroad. Its objective was to overthrow British rule in India through an armed revolution.
The principal centre of the Gadar Movement subsequently became the Yugantar Ashram in San Francisco, from where the revolutionary newspaper Ghadar was also published. With the outbreak of the First World War, the Ghadarites attempted to mobilise Indians abroad and Indian soldiers for an uprising against British rule.
Next, during the First World War, Indian revolutionaries in Germany formed the Berlin Committee. It subsequently became known as the Indian Independence Committee. Virendranath Chattopadhyay, Bhupendranath Dutta, Lala Har Dayal and other Indian revolutionaries were associated with it. Its objective was to obtain German assistance for revolutionary action against British rule in India.
The third event was the Central Assembly Bomb Case of 8 April 1929. Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly at Delhi. Their objective was not to cause mass casualties but to stage a dramatic protest against colonial measures such as the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill.
After throwing the bombs, the two revolutionaries did not flee from the scene. They raised the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad,” distributed leaflets and offered themselves for arrest so that the subsequent trial could be used as a platform to publicise their political ideas.
The latest event was the Chittagong Armoury Raid of 18 April 1930. It was led by Surya Sen, popularly known as ‘Masterda’. The revolutionaries planned to seize the police and Auxiliary Forces armouries at Chittagong and disrupt the colonial communication system.
Following the raid, the revolutionaries temporarily challenged British authority at Chittagong and later fought British forces in an armed confrontation in the Jalalabad Hills.