Previous Year Question
Who among the following leaders did NOT participated in the Second Round Table Conference?
M. K. Gandhi
Sarojini Naidu
Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
The Second Round Table Conference opened in London on 7 September 1931. It was convened to discuss India's future constitutional structure between the British Government and various Indian representatives.
Following the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931, the Congress decided to participate in the Conference. Mahatma Gandhi attended as the sole official representative of the Indian National Congress.
Sarojini Naidu and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya also attended the Second Round Table Conference, though they participated in their individual capacities. Thus, options (a), (b) and (c) were all associated with the Conference.
The Conference was also attended by several other Indian representatives, including Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Aga Khan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and representatives of the Indian Princely States.
Serious differences emerged particularly over India's federal structure, political representation of minorities and separate electorates. Because agreement could not be reached between the Congress and various communal representatives, the Conference failed to produce a decisive constitutional settlement.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad did not participate in the Second Round Table Conference.