Previous Year Question
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following ?
Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference
Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement
Acceptance of Gandhiji’s suggestion for enquiry into police excesses
Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was concluded between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931. Under it, Gandhiji agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement and participate in the forthcoming Round Table Conference. Therefore, on the basis of the English wording, statement 1 is treated as part of the settlement.
The government agreed to withdraw the ordinances and pending prosecutions connected with the Civil Disobedience Movement. Therefore, statement 2 in the English question is correct. However, if the expression “Non-Cooperation Movement” in the Hindi question is read literally, statement 2 does not remain correct because the Non-Cooperation Movement belonged to 1920–22.
Gandhiji had demanded an enquiry into police excesses, but the government did not accept it. Therefore, statement 3 is incorrect.
The agreement provided for the release of political prisoners who had not been convicted of offences involving violence. Therefore, statement 4 is correct.
The government also agreed to restore confiscated property that had not been sold to third parties, remit fines that had not yet been collected, permit people in coastal areas to manufacture salt, and allow peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign-cloth shops.