In which year the famous Gandhi-Irwin Pact took place?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) 1931

Explanation:

• The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on March 5, 1931, between Mahatma Gandhi and the Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
• It marked the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
• As per the pact, the Congress agreed to participate in the Second Round Table Conference in London.
• The government agreed to release political prisoners not convicted of violence and allowed people near the coast to collect salt.
• The pact was criticized by some leaders for not securing the commutation of the death sentences of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru.

• The pact is also known as the Delhi Pact.
• Sarojini Naidu famously called Gandhi and Irwin "the two Mahatmas".

• The year of the Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar.

• The year the Dandi March and Civil Disobedience began.