Q1.
Arrange the following events in chronological order. The first and the last events have been marked for you. Share your answers with your classmates and teacher. 1. Major Somnath Sharma was born in 1923 in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. (1) 2. Even after losing Major Somnath Sharma, the soldiers fought bravely to save Srinagar for India. 3. The D Company, under the command of Major Somnath Sharma, was flown into Srinagar. 4. Major Somnath Sharma underwent training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. 5. Major Somnath Sharma requested air strikes to combat the enemy at Badgam. 6. Major Somnath Sharma was commissioned into the 19th Hyderabad Regiment in 1942. 7. Major Somnath Sharma was killed immediately after a mortar shell hit him. 8. Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra. (8)
Answer
The correct chronological order is 1 → 4 → 6 → 3 → 5 → 7 → 2 → 8.
| Order | Statement | When it happened |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born in 1923 in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | 31 January 1923 |
| 2 | (4) Training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst | Before his commission |
| 3 | (6) Commissioned into the 19th Hyderabad Regiment | 1942 |
| 4 | (3) D Company flown into Srinagar | 31 October 1947 |
| 5 | (5) Requested air strikes at Badgam | 3 November 1947, afternoon |
| 6 | (7) Killed instantly by a mortar shell | 3 November 1947, minutes after his last message |
| 7 | (2) His men fought on to save Srinagar | For over six hours after he fell |
| 8 | (8) First recipient of the Param Vir Chakra | Awarded posthumously |
How to be sure: the chapter itself is told out of order. It gives the battle first (pages 51–54) and only then goes back to his birth and training (page 56). So do not follow the order of the pages — pull out the dates the text supplies (1923, 1942, 31 October, 3 November) and let those decide.