The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? (2020) 1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference 2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement 3. Acceptance of Gandhi’s suggestion for enquiry into police excesses. 4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Correct answer: 1, 2 and 4 only. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was primarily caused by the escalating Civil Disobedience Movement, which included widespread protests against British laws like the salt tax, leading to a need for political negotiation. Statement 1 is correct: The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India in March 1931 before the Second Round Table Conference in London, where the Indian National Congress was invited to participate. Statement 2 is correct: Withdrawal of all ordinances imposing curbs on the activities of the Indian National Congress was agreed by the Viceroy. Statement 3 is incorrect: The demand for a public inquiry of excesses committed by police during the civil disobedience movement was rejected by the Viceroy. Statement 4 is correct: Release of all political prisoners, except those guilty of violence was agreed.

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