Correct option is A
The correct answer is (a) Second Round Table Conference.
- The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in March 1931 between Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, to end the civil disobedience movement that Gandhi had launched in 1930.
- As part of the pact, Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil disobedience movement and was allowed to represent the Indian National Congress at the Second Round Table Conference in London.
- This conference took place in 1931 to discuss constitutional reforms for India.
- The First Round Table Conference (1930) had already taken place before the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, and Gandhi had not participated in it.
Information about the other options:
- Quit India Movement: The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942, several years after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, and is not related to it.
- First Round Table Conference: Gandhi did not participate in the First Round Table Conference (1930) as it occurred before the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
Khilafat Movement: The Khilafat Movement (1919-1924) was a political campaign unrelated to the Gandhi-Irwin Pact or the Round Table Conferences.
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Non-Cooperation Movement:
- The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant political movement in India led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920-1922, aimed at resisting British colonial rule through non-violent means.
- The movement was officially launched in September 1920 at the Khilafat Conference in Delhi, where Gandhi proposed the idea of non-cooperation with the British.