Who among the following participated in the Second Round Table Conference held in London (1931)?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Mahatma Gandhi
The second Round Table Conference was held in London in the latter part of 1931, after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. There Gandhiji represented the Congress. His claim that the Congress represented all of India was challenged by the Muslim League, the Princes and B.R. Ambedkar, and the conference ended without result, so Gandhiji returned to India and resumed civil disobedience.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| 21-05 S2 | 28-05 S1* | – | 31-05 S3* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2025-26): “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. The Conference in London was inconclusive, so Gandhiji returned to India and resumed civil disobedience.…” |