2015 · Q58
Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact is not correct?
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- AGandhi wrote a letter seeking an interview with the Viceroy
- BCivil Disobedience movement was to be discontinued
- CThe imprisoned freedom fighters were to be released
- DAll the lands that had been confiscated were to be returned to the original owners
Explanation
Under the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931, the Civil Disobedience Movement was to be discontinued, political prisoners released, and Gandhi had indeed written seeking an interview with the Viceroy. But confiscated lands were to be returned only where they had not already been sold to third parties, so the blanket claim that all confiscated lands would be returned is incorrect. Hence that statement is the one that is not correct.