Question

Q75 Consider the following statements regarding Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 1931.

i) Immediate release of non-violent political prisoners was agreed upon, but death sentences of Bhagat Singh and his two comrades were not commuted.

ii) INC agreed to discontinue Civil-Disobedience Movement.

iii) Government conceded the right to make salt for any use.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

• A. a) i and ii only
• B. b) i and iii only
• C. c) ii and iii only
• D. d) all of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A

a) i and ii only

75 Ans A

Explanation: The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London.

British Government agreed to:

1. Withdraw all ordinances and end prosecutions

2. Release all political prisoners, except those guilty of violence

3. Permit peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops

4. Restore confiscated properties of the satyagrahis

5. Permit free collection or manufacture of salt by persons near the sea-coast

6. Lift the ban over the congress

INC agreed to suspend the Civil-Disobedience Movement