2017 · Q16
Which among the following was NOT the provision of the Gandhi-Irwin pact?
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- AImmediate release of all political prisoners of the Civil Disobedience Movement
- BClause 2 of the March 1931 pact defined 'reservations and safeguards' to cover financial credit of India
- CThe return of confiscated land already sold to third parties
- DReservation of 18 per cent seats for Depressed classes
Explanation
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact of March 1931 provided for the immediate release of Civil Disobedience prisoners, the return of confiscated lands not already sold to third parties, and – in Clause 2 – reservations and safeguards covering India’s financial credit. It contained no provision reserving 18 per cent of seats for the Depressed Classes; that belongs to the later Communal Award–Poona Pact phase. Hence (D) was NOT a provision of the pact.