Read the passage and answer the question :
"The Salt March was notable for at least three reasons. First, it was this event that first brought Mahatma Gandhi to world attention. Second, it was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. Third, it was Salt March which forced upon the British the realisation that their Raj would not last forever, and that they would have to devolve some powers to the Indians".
Who became the Viceroy of India after Gandhi returned from Second Round Table Conference in London?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Lord Willingdon
When the Second Round Table Conference proved inconclusive, Gandhiji returned to India and resumed civil disobedience; the new Viceroy, Lord Willingdon, was deeply unsympathetic to him.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Dialogues … A second Round Table Conference was held in London in the latter part of 1931. Here, Gandhiji represented the Congress. However, his claims that his party represented all of India came under challenge from three parties: from the Muslim League, which claimed to stand for the interests of the Muslim minority; from the Princes, who claimed that the Congress had no stake in their territories; and from the brilliant lawyer and thinker B.R. Ambedkar, who argued that Gandhiji and the Congress did not really represent the lowest castes.… 3.2 Dialogues … The Conference in London was inconclusive, so Gandhiji returned to India and resumed civil disobedience. The new Viceroy, Lord Willingdon, was deeply unsympathetic to the Indian leader.…” |