CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
Who attended as the sole official representative of the Indian National Congress?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Maulana Azad
Correct Answer: B
Gandhi was appointed the sole official Congress delegate.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
The Second Round Table Conference ended on:
A. 1 December 1931
B. 19 January 1931
C. 24 December 1932
D. 16 August 1932
Correct Answer: A
The second session concluded on 1 December 1931.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
The Second Round Table Conference began on:
A. 12 November 1930
B. 17 November 1932
C. 5 March 1931
D. 7 September 1931
Correct Answer: D
The official proceedings cover 7 September to 1 December 1931.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
The Congress endorsed the pact and Gandhi's participation at its 1931 session held at:
A. Lahore
B. Lucknow
C. Karachi
D. Madras
Correct Answer: C
The Karachi session approved the settlement and authorized Gandhi's conference participation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was important for the Round Table process because it:
A. Ended all minority disagreements
B. Brought Congress into constitutional negotiations
C. Created the 1935 Act immediately
D. Abolished the princely states
Correct Answer: B
British authorities had recognized that Congress participation was necessary.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
Who represented Congress in negotiating the pact?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Motilal Nehru
Correct Answer: A
Gandhi personally negotiated the settlement with the Viceroy.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
Who represented the British Indian government in negotiating the pact?
A. Lord Willingdon
B. Lord Linlithgow
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Irwin
Correct Answer: D
Lord Irwin was Viceroy when the pact was concluded.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
Coastal communities received limited permission relating to:
A. Mining of coal
B. Printing currency
C. Manufacture of salt
D. Importing weapons
Correct Answer: C
The settlement permitted limited salt production for personal or local use in coastal areas.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
The pact allowed peaceful:
A. Attacks on government buildings
B. Picketing of foreign cloth and liquor shops
C. Military mutiny
D. Seizure of princely states
Correct Answer: B
Peaceful picketing was accepted as part of the truce.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
The British Government agreed to release:
A. Political prisoners not convicted of violence
B. All persons convicted of every violent offence
C. Only British officials
D. No political prisoners
Correct Answer: A
The settlement provided relief for nonviolent Civil Disobedience prisoners.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
Congress also agreed under the pact to:
A. Accept the Simon Commission without criticism
B. End all demands for self-government
C. Support separate British provinces
D. Participate in the next Round Table Conference
Correct Answer: D
The agreement opened the way for official Congress representation in London.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
Under the pact, Congress agreed to:
A. Support permanent British rule
B. Boycott every future negotiation
C. Suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Abolish the Congress organization
Correct Answer: C
Suspension of Civil Disobedience was a central Congress commitment.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact is also known as the:
A. Calcutta Pact
B. Delhi Pact
C. Lucknow Pact
D. Bombay Agreement
Correct Answer: B
The agreement is commonly called the Delhi Pact.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was signed on:
A. 5 March 1931
B. 12 November 1930
C. 7 September 1931
D. 16 August 1932
Correct Answer: A
Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin signed the settlement in Delhi on 5 March 1931.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
Which agreement made Congress participation in the Second Round Table Conference possible?
A. Lucknow Pact
B. Poona Pact
C. Delhi Proposals
D. Gandhi–Irwin Pact
Correct Answer: D
The 1931 settlement ended the immediate confrontation and allowed Gandhi to attend the next conference.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
The most important limitation of the First Round Table Conference was:
A. Absence of all Muslim leaders
B. Absence of all princes
C. Absence of the Indian National Congress
D. Lack of any British representative
Correct Answer: C
Without Congress, the conference lacked the participation of the largest nationalist organization.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
At the closing of the first session, Ramsay MacDonald promised to seek the cooperation of:
A. Only British industrialists
B. Political groups that had stayed away
C. Only princely rulers
D. Only European residents
Correct Answer: B
The statement was widely understood as keeping the door open for Congress participation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
Which question remained unresolved at the end of the first session?
A. Communal and minority representation
B. Whether India was in Asia
C. The existence of provinces
D. The location of London
Correct Answer: A
No agreed minority settlement was reached.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
At the centre, British proposals linked responsibility with:
A. Complete absence of an executive
B. Control by provincial municipalities
C. No legislature
D. Safeguards and reserved responsibilities
Correct Answer: D
British ministers insisted on safeguards for defence, finance, external affairs and stability.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1930-1932 - Constitutional Developments - Round Table Conference
Which principle gained broad support at the First Round Table Conference?
A. Permanent provincial dyarchy
B. No elected provincial government
C. Provincial autonomy
D. Abolition of provinces
Correct Answer: C
Delegates broadly favoured responsible government and autonomy in the provinces.