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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 30

SSC CGL - 6th June 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q30

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Which one of the following was NOT a condition laid down in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Withdrawal of tax on khadi production.

Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in 1931 in order to achieve negotiations between Gandhiji and the Britishers.

What is Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
  • It marked the end of a period of civil disobedience (Satyagraha) in India against British rule that Gandhi and his followers had initiated with the Salt March (March–April 1930).
  • Gandhiji agreed to participate in a Round Table Conference in England.
  • The government agreed to release all the political prisoners.