Which among the following was NOT the provision of the Gandhi-Irwin pa

Which among the following was NOT the provision of the Gandhi-Irwin pact ?

[amp_mcq option1=”Immediate release of all political prisoners of the Civil Disobedience Movement” option2=”Clause 2 of the March 1931 pact defined ‘reservations and safe guards’ to cover financial credit of India” option3=”The return of confiscated land already sold to third parties” option4=”Reservation of 18 per cent seats for Depressed classes” correct=”option4″]

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UPSC CAPF – 2017
The statement “Reservation of 18 per cent seats for Depressed classes” was NOT a provision of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact, signed on March 5, 1931, was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin to bring an end to the Civil Disobedience Movement. Its provisions included the participation of Congress in the Second Round Table Conference, withdrawal of ordinances, release of political prisoners (except those convicted of violence), return of confiscated property (except land sold to third parties), and permission to collect salt by the coast.
Statement A reflects the agreement to release political prisoners (though with the caveat of non-violence). Statement B refers to the scope of discussion for the Second Round Table Conference agreed upon in the pact. Statement C is NOT a provision; the pact *specifically excluded* the return of confiscated land already sold to third parties. Statement D pertains to the Communal Award and Poona Pact (1932), which dealt with separate electorates/reservation for Depressed Classes, an issue entirely distinct from the Gandhi-Irwin Pact negotiations. Since the question asks what was *NOT* a provision and D relates to a completely different agreement on a different topic, D is the most appropriate answer.