Q: (IAS/2020)
question_subject:
History
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,182,56,30,182,9,17
keywords:
{'gandhi': [7, 2, 0, 4], 'civil disobedience movement': [5, 1, 3, 6], 'irwin pact': [3, 1, 8, 6], 'prisoners': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'ordinances': [1, 0, 2, 2], 'round table conference': [1, 0, 0, 4], 'violence': [4, 1, 3, 7], 'acceptance': [0, 1, 1, 2], 'congress': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'police excesses': [0, 0, 0, 1]}
The correct answer is b.
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 5th March 1931 between Mahatma Gandhi, representing the Indian National Congress, and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India. The following were the provisions of the Pact:
Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference.
Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Acceptance of Gandhis suggestion for an enquiry into police excesses.
Release of those prisoners who were not charged with violence.
So, options 1, 2, and 4 are correct.