Consider the following events and arrange them in correct chronological order.

Question

Consider the following events and arrange them in correct chronological order.

1. Poona Pact

2. End of Civil Disobedience Movement

3. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

4. Second Round Table Conference

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. 3, 4, 2, 1
2. B. 4, 3, 1, 2
3. C. 4, 3, 2, 1
4. D. 3, 4, 1, 2 (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — 3, 4, 1, 2

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 3, 4, 1, 2.

Key Points

• 3. Gandhi-Irwin Pact — March 1931. Gandhi suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement and agreed to attend the Second Round Table Conference.
• 4. Second Round Table Conference — September to December 1931. Gandhi attended as the sole Congress representative and it ended without agreement on the communal question.
• 1. Poona Pact — September 1932. Signed between Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar after Gandhi's fast against the Communal Award.
• 2. End of Civil Disobedience Movement — April 1934. The movement was formally withdrawn.
• The correct sequence is therefore 3 → 4 → 1 → 2, option (d).

Additional Information

• The Communal Award was announced by British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in August 1932, granting separate electorates to the Depressed Classes — the trigger for Gandhi's fast unto death at Yerwada Jail.
• The Poona Pact replaced separate electorates with reserved seats within the general electorate, raising the Depressed Classes' seats from 71 to 148.
• The three Round Table Conferences: First (1930-31) — Congress absent; Second (1931) — Gandhi attended; Third (1932) — Congress absent again.