UPSC Prelims 2020·GS1·history·modern history

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? 1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference 2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement 3. Acceptance of Gandhiji's suggestion for enquiry into police excesses 4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  1. A1 only
  2. B1, 2 and 4 onlyCorrect
  3. C3 only
  4. D2, 3 and 4 only

Explanation

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact, signed in March 1931, was a political agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India. Statement 1 is correct: one of the key outcomes of the pact was an invitation to the Indian National Congress to participate in the Second Round Table Conference. Statement 2 is also correct: the pact included the withdrawal of all ordinances promulgated by the government in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement. Statement 4 is correct: the agreement stipulated the release of all political prisoners not convicted of violence. However, Statement 3, which states the acceptance of Gandhiji's suggestion for an enquiry into police excesses, is incorrect. Lord Irwin did not agree to an inquiry into police excesses, which was one of Gandhi's demands but was not conceded in the final pact. Therefore, only statements 1, 2, and 4 are correct provisions of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
history: The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? 1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Confe

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