Question

Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on ______.

• A. $5^{th}March1931$
• B. $6^{th}Dec1931$
• C. ${13}^{th}March1931$
• D. ${14}^{th}April1931$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $5^{th}March1931$

The Gandhi- Irwin pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on March 5, 1931. Following are the features of Gandhi- Irwin pact:

1. The Congress would participate in the Round Table Conference.

2. The Congress would discontinue the Civil Disobedience Movement.

3. The Government would withdraw all ordinances issued to curb the Congress.

4. The Government would withdraw all prosecutions relating to offenses other than violent one. The Government would release all persons undergoing sentences of imprisonment for their activities in the civil disobedience movement.