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Q48 (CDS-I/2011) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Answer Verified

Which one among the following was part of Gandhi-Irwin Agreement of 1931?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
Explanation

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact, signed on March 5, 1931, was a significant agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin to end the Civil Disobedience Movement. A primary term of the pact was the British government's agreement to release all political prisoners who had not been convicted of violence or arson [4]. This specific clause was controversial as it excluded revolutionary leaders like Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru, who were executed shortly after [2]. Other terms included the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement, the right to make salt for personal consumption, and the Congress's agreement to participate in the Second Round Table Conference [1]. Gandhi attended the conference as the sole representative of the Congress, rather than Nehru [1]. The government refused demands for an inquiry into police excesses, making option 1 incorrect.

Sources

  1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 4: Advent of Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation > 4.7 The Round Table Conferences > p. 53
  2. [3] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj > The Second Civil Disobedience Movement > p. 289
  3. [4] https://www.gacbe.ac.in/pdf/ematerial/18BPA66S-U4.pdf
  4. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Karachi Congress Session—1931 > p. 381
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