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Modern Indian History 1921-1932

With reference to the ‘Round Table Conferences’, consider the following statements:

1. In the First Round Table Conference, B.R. Ambedkar represented the Dalit community.

2. In the second Round Table Conference in 1931, Gandhiji was unanimously chosen as the sole representative of the entire nation of India by all the parties.

3. The Round Table Conferences concluded with the discontinuation of the Civil disobedience movement.

Which of the statements given above is/ are incorrect?

1 and 2 only

3 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The British government convened a series of “Round Table Conferences” in London. B.R. Ambedkar represented the Dalit community. The first meeting was held in November 1930, but without the pre-eminent political leader in India, thus rendering it an exercise in futility. Statement 2 is incorrect: A second Round Table Conference was held in London in the latter part of 1931. Here, Gandhiji represented the Congress. However, his claims that his party represented all of India came under challenge from three parties: from the Muslim League, which claimed to stand for the interests of the Muslim minority; from the Princes, who claimed that the Congress had no stake in their territories; and from B.R. Ambedkar, who argued that Gandhiji and the Congress did not really represent the lower castes. Statement 3 is incorrect: The Conferences in London were inconclusive, so Gandhiji returned to India and resumed civil disobedience.