Q. Arrange the following in chronological order:
1.INA trials in Calcutta
2.Seven-year sentence to INA officer Rashid Ali
3.Strike by the Royal Indian Navy ratings
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:

[A] 1 , 2 , 3

[B] 1 , 3 , 2

[C] 2 , 1 , 3

[D] 2 , 3 , 1

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: The nationalist sentiment which reached a crescendo around the INA trials developed into violent confrontations with the authority in the winter of 1945-46.

There were three major upsurges—

  • November 21, 1945—in Calcutta over the INA trials.
  • February 11, 1946—in Calcutta against the seven-year sentence to INA officer Rashid Ali.
  • February 18, 1946—in Bombay, strike by the Royal Indian Navy ratings.

Source: Spectrum Modern India