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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 1, 2 and 4 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatements 1, 2, and 4 are correct: Under the Delhi Pact (Gandhi-Irwin Pact) of March 1931, the INC agreed to discontinue Civil Disobedience and attend the Second Round Table Conference; the Government agreed to withdraw emergency ordinances and release all political prisoners not convicted of violent crimes.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Viceroy Lord Irwin explicitly rejected Gandhi's demand for an impartial public inquiry into police excesses during the movement.
Colonial administrations consistently refused independent inquiries into police actions to avoid undermining the morale and authority of the state apparatus.
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