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Lord Reading's viceroyalty (1921-1926) saw which major events?

Correct answer: (B) Chauri Chaura incident, end of NCM, Kakori case, communal riots.

Lord Reading's viceroyalty from 1921 to 1926 is associated with the Chauri Chaura incident, the end of the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Kakori case and rising communal riots.

  1. (A)

    Jallianwala Bagh

  2. (B)

    Chauri Chaura incident, end of NCM, Kakori case, communal riots

  3. (C)

    Quit India Movement

  4. (D)

    Partition

Explanation

Lord Reading's term fits the mid-1920s sequence in which nationalist politics entered a difficult phase after the Chauri Chaura incident of February 1922. His viceroyalty included the end of the Non-Cooperation Movement, suppression of the Moplah Rebellion, repeal of the Press Act, formation of the Swaraj Party in 1923, the Kakori Train Robbery in 1925 and growing communal tensions. eGyanKosh, Unit 8: Civil Disobedience Movement: 1930-34 gives the core setting: Gandhi's abrupt withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement after Chauri Chaura demoralised Congress leaders, and the Hindu-Muslim unity of the Non-Cooperation-Khilafat period gave way to widespread communal riots in the mid-1920s. That is why option B is the coherent cluster for 1921-1926.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Jallianwala Bagh does not belong to Lord Reading's viceroyalty because it belongs under Chelmsford.
  • (C) The Quit India Movement is outside the 1921-1926 frame because it belongs under Linlithgow.
  • (D) Partition is not part of Lord Reading's tenure because it belongs under Mountbatten.

Concept

This tests the RAS Modern India habit of matching viceroys with major nationalist events. It recurs because chronology separates close-looking options that belong to different phases of the freedom movement.

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