When was the First Round Table Conference scheduled in London?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → November 1930
After the Salt March, the British government convened a series of Round Table Conferences in London, and the first meeting was held in November 1930, without Gandhiji, the foremost leader in India.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Dialogues … To that end, the British government convened a series of ‘Round Table Conferences’ in London. The first meeting was held in November 1930, but without the pre-eminent political leader in India, thus rendering it an exercise in futility. 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.…” |