Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Question:

Which of the following is NOT true about the ‘Gandhi-Irwin Pact’?
(1) The pact granted Dominion status to India.
(2) Civil disobedience was called off.
(3) All prisoners were released.
(4) Salt manufacture was allowed along the coast.

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

1

Explanation:

The statement that is NOT true about the 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact' is: (1) The pact granted Dominion status to India.
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact, signed in 1931, did not grant Dominion status to India. It primarily focused on resolving the issues related to the Civil Disobedience Movement. The correct status of Dominion was granted later through the Government of India Act of 1935.