Modern History PYQ 420 of 636 · Round Table Conference

Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in December, 1931 empty-handed from

  1. ALondon
  2. BMoscow
  3. CWashington
  4. DTokyo

44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000

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Correct answer: (a) London

Explanation

As the sole representative of the Congress, Mahatma Gandhi participated in the Second Round Table Conference, which began on 7 September, 1931. However, on 28 December, 1931, he returned from London to Bombay, disappointed and empty-handed. On reaching India, he said, “It is true that I have returned empty-handed, but I am satisfied that the flag which was entrusted to me, I did not let it fall, and I did not compromise with its honour.”

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