Question

When was the First Round Table conference held?
a. 1933
b. 1931
c. 1930
d. 1903

Answer 1

Hint:
All the round table conferences were held with the purpose to discuss constitutional reforms in India.

Complete solution:
The conferences began in 1930 and ended in 1932. The only person who attended all the three conferences was Dr. B.R Ambedkar. He is also called the “Father of Indian constitution”.
Dr. B.R Ambedkar was born on 14th April 1891. He is also known as “Babasaheb Ambedkar”. He was a Bharat Ratna awardee. It is India’s highest civilian award. He was an Indian politician, social reformer, and an economist. Some of the important books written by him include “The evolution of provincial finance in British India” and The problem of the rupee: It’s the origin and its solution”.

A total of 74 delegates participated in the 1st conference. Some of the important names include Maharaja of Baroda. Nawab of Bhopal, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, Mirza Ismail, Manubhai Mehta, Maharaja of Patiala, and Akbar Hydari.

Additional Information – The subjects that were discussed in the first round table conference included the welfare of minority community, defence services, provincial constitution, and federal structure, etc.


Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note: Members belonging to the delegation staff that attended the meeting were V. T Krishnamachari, T. Raghavaiah, Fateh Naseeb Khan, K.C Neogy, Nawab Mahdi Yar Jung, Ahmed Hussain, etc. A total of 16 delegates participated from the princely states.