Analyze the circumstances and provisions of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931): 1. The Indian National Congress agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement and participate in the Second Round Table Conference. 2. The British government agreed to grant immediate complete independence (Purna Swaraj) conditional upon the suspension of protests. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, signed in March 1931, led the Indian National Congress to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement and agree to participate in the Second Round Table Conference in London. Statement 2 is incorrect because the British administration refused to grant immediate complete independence or Dominion status, only agreeing to release political prisoners who were not convicted of violence and to permit peaceful picketing. This pact was a significant milestone ahead of the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress.