{"id":91796,"date":"2025-06-01T11:05:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91796"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:05:49","slug":"the-gandhi-irwin-pact-included-which-of-the-following-1-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-gandhi-irwin-pact-included-which-of-the-following-1-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following?\n  1. Invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference<\/li>\n<li>2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement<\/li>\n<li>3. Acceptance of Gandhiji&#8217;s suggestion for enquiry into police excesses<\/li>\n<li>4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1, 2 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;2, 3 and 4 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B) 1, 2 and 4 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Gandhi-Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the Viceroy of India, on March 5, 1931. It marked the end of the Civil Disobedience Movement and paved the way for Congress participation in the Second Round Table Conference.<br \/>\nStatement 1 is correct: A key term of the pact was the British government&#8217;s agreement to invite the Indian National Congress to participate in the upcoming Second Round Table Conference.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct: The government agreed to withdraw all ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement that were not essential for normal administration.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect: Gandhiji&#8217;s demand for a public inquiry into police excesses during the movement was explicitly refused by Lord Irwin and was not included in the pact.<br \/>\nStatement 4 is correct: The government agreed to release all political prisoners not convicted for violence. Prisoners charged with violence or inciting violence were not to be released under the pact.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nOther terms of the pact included the return of confiscated property not yet sold to third parties, permitting coastal villages to make salt for consumption (not for sale), and allowing peaceful picketing of liquor, opium, and foreign cloth shops. However, the demand for Bhagat Singh and his comrades&#8217; release was not met, which led to criticism of the pact.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? 1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference 2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement 3. Acceptance of Gandhiji&#8217;s suggestion for enquiry into police excesses 4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence Select the &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following?\n  1. Invitation\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-gandhi-irwin-pact-included-which-of-the-following-1-invitation\/#more-91796\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following?<br \/>\n  1. 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