Question

Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on______.
A] 5th March 1931
B] 6th Dec 1931
C] 13th March 1931
D] 14th April 1931

Answer 1

Hint: Gandhi-Irwin Pact was an agreement that was signed between Mohandas K. Gandhi, on behalf of the Indian nationalist movement, and Lord Irwin, a British viceroy ( 1926–31 ) of British India. It marked the halt of civil disobedience in the form of satyagraha in India against British rule that Gandhi and his followers had initiated with the Salt March of 1930 and Irwin agreed to give orders for the release of those who had been imprisoned and to allow Indians to make salt for domestic use.

Complete answer: The 'Gandhi - Irwin Pact' was a politically driven agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, signed on 5 March 1931 in London, before the second Round Table Conference.
The conditions in the treaty demanded;
- Total halt of Salt March initiated by the Indian National Congress
- Indian National Congress must participate in the Second Round Table Conference
- All ordinances issued by the Government of India in order to control the activities of -the Indian National Congress will be revoked.
- Withdrawal of all prosecutions related to offenses other than that violence related.
-Release of prisoners arrested for participating in the Salt March.
- Removal of the tax on salt.
They had eight meetings which lasted for a total of twenty-four hours. Gandhiji was impressed with Irwin’s sincerity and on behalf of the Indian National Congress agreed to discontinue the Civil Disobedience movement.

Hence, the solution is option A.

Note: In terms of his strategy, Gandhi's motivations in concluding a deal with Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, can be better understood. The movements of satyagraha have often been described as "struggles" "rebellions" and "wars without violence" However, due to the popular connotation of these terms, they seemed to put a disproportionate focus on the negative side of the movements, namely opposition and conflict.