Arrange the following statements in chronological order:

1. A. Nissim Ezekiel founded Quest, a general intellectual review associated with liberal democratic politics.
2. B. The Illustrated Weekly of India sponsored a short story competition and began publishing contemporary Indian English poetry.
3. C. The Writers Workshop began to publish volumes of poetry.
4. D. C. R. Mandy became editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India.

1. AA, C, B, D
2. BD, B, A, C
3. CB, C, A, D
4. DB, A, D, C

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Correct answer: B. D, B, A, C

Explanation

C. R. Mandy took over the Illustrated Weekly in 1947; under him it ran a short-story competition and printed new Indian English poetry in the early 1950s; Quest began in 1955; P. Lal's Writers Workshop (founded 1958) then began issuing poetry volumes. Hence D, B, A, C.