Which of the following statements are NOT True regarding Mahatma Gandhi's political life?
A. Gandhi started Quit India Movement in 1930.
B. Gandhi represented Indian National Congress in Second Round Table Conference.
C. Gandhi gave his first public speech in Kheda (Gujarat).
D. Gandhi considered G.K. Gokhale as his political mentor.
E. Gandhi entered into Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1916.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C, E only
A. Gandhi started Quit India Movement in 1930. Incorrect statement. The “Quit India” campaign began in August 1942, after the failure of the Cripps Mission. In 1930 Gandhiji led the Salt March, which began the Civil Disobedience Movement.
B. Gandhi represented Indian National Congress in Second Round Table Conference. Correct statement. A second Round Table Conference was held in London in the latter part of 1931, and here Gandhiji represented the Congress.
C. Gandhi gave his first public speech in Kheda (Gujarat). Incorrect statement. Gandhiji’s first major public appearance was at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in February 1916. His work among the peasants of Kheda came later, in 1918.
D. Gandhi considered G.K. Gokhale as his political mentor. Correct statement. Gandhiji’s acknowledged political mentor was Gopal Krishna Gokhale, on whose advice he spent a year travelling around British India.
E. Gandhi entered into Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1916. Incorrect statement. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was made in March 1931, after Gandhiji’s release from jail; by its terms civil disobedience was called off.
NCERT (2026-27): “1. A Leader Announces Himself … Among these Moderates was Gandhiji’s acknowledged political mentor, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, as well as Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who, like Gandhiji, was a lawyer of Gujarati extraction trained in London. On Gokhale’s advice, Gandhiji spent a year travelling around British India, getting to know the land and its peoples. His first major public appearance was at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in February 1916.… 3.2 Dialogues … Gandhiji was released from jail in January 1931 and the following month had several long meetings with the Viceroy. These culminated in what was called the ‘Gandhi-Irwin Pact’, by the terms of which civil disobedience would be called off, all prisoners released, and salt manufacture allowed along the coast. The pact was criticised by radical nationalists, for Gandhiji was unable to obtain from the Viceroy a commitment to political independence for Indians; he could obtain merely an assurance of talks towards that possible end. A second Round Table Conference was held in London in the latter part of 1931. Here, Gandhiji represented the Congress.… 4. Quit India … After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch his third major movement against British rule. This was the ‘Quit India’ campaign, which began in August 1942.…” |