UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank British Rule and Its Impacts and Regional Powers

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    Consider the following statements in regards to the Gandhi-Irwin Pact:
    1. According to the Pact, British Government accepted to release all the political prisoners,
    2. Irwin agreed on giving the right to peaceful and non-aggressive picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops.
    3. British government allowed making of salt for personal consumption in coastal regions.
    Which of the statements given above are correct?

    A)  1 and 2 only    

    B)  2 and 3 only

    C)  1 and 3 only    

    D)  1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     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. The 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 satyagrah is
    5. Permit free collection or manufacture of salt by persons near the sea-coast lift the ban over the congress.


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