Consider the following events : 1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India. 2. India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'. 3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier. 4. Goa became a part of independent India. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
- (a) 4 - 1 - 2 - 3
- (b) 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 ✓ UPSC's answer
- (c) 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
- (d) 3 - 1 - 2 - 4
Why the answer is (b)
• Air India was nationalised in 1953 under the Air Corporations Act (event 3).
• The Imperial Bank of India became the State Bank of India on 1 July 1955 under the SBI Act (event 2).
• The first elected communist government, under E.M.S. Namboodiripad, took office in Kerala in April 1957 (event 1).
• Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule in December 1961 (event 4).
• Hence 3 – 2 – 1 – 4, option (b).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 4 - 1 - 2 - 3
- Goa (1961) is the latest event, not the earliest.
- (c) 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
- Goa is last, and Air India (1953) is first.
- (d) 3 - 1 - 2 - 4
- SBI (1955) precedes the Kerala government (1957).
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018, held on 3 June 2018. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.