Q. Arrange the following in chronological order:
1.The Peshawar Conspiracy case
2.The Kanpur Conspiracy case
3.The Meerut Conspiracy Case
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:

[A] 1 , 2 , 3

[B] 1 , 3 , 2

[C] 2 , 1 , 3

[D] 3 , 1 , 2

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: Even though there were many radical groups functioning in India earlier the presence of a Communist state in the form of USSR greatly alarmed the British in India.

  • The first batch of radicals reached Peshawar on 3 June 1921. They were arrested immediately under the charges of being Bolshevik (Russian communist agents) coming to India to create troubles.
  • A series of five conspiracy cases were instituted against them between the years 1922 and 1927. The first of these was the Peshawar Conspiracy case.
  • This was followed by the Kanpur (Bolshevik) Conspiracy case in (1924) and the most famous, the Meerut Conspiracy case (1929).

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT