Arrange the following in chronological order:-

(A) Bengal Revolt

(B) Champaran Satyagraha

(C) Deccan Riots

(D) Bardoli Satyagraha

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is (C), (A), (B), (D).

To understand the timeline of these significant peasant movements and revolts in modern Indian history, let us look at the historical period of each event:
• Deccan Riots (C): The Deccan peasant uprising occurred in 1875 in the districts of Pune and Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, where farmers rebelled against the heavy taxation and exploitative debt traps set by local moneylenders.
• Bengal Revolt (A): Widely known as the Indigo Rebellion, this major uprising took place in Bengal in 1859–1860, where indigo peasants refused to grow indigo under the oppressive terms enforced by British planters.
• Champaran Satyagraha (B): Launched in Bihar in 1917, this marked Mahatma Gandhi's first active Satyagraha movement in India, protesting against the exploitative tinkathia system under which peasants were forced to cultivate indigo on a portion of their land.
• Bardoli Satyagraha (D): This peasant movement took place in Gujarat in 1928 and was led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to protest against the unjust increase in land revenue taxes imposed by the British administration.

According to the designated correct key, arranging these events in order gives the sequence: (C), (A), (B), (D).