Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

The Congress was absent from the First Round Table Conference, after which the British recognised that its participation was necessary. Gandhi attended the Second Conference, but his claim to represent political India was disputed and the meeting deadlocked over minority representation. The Congress and Gandhi were again absent from the Third Conference, which achieved little.

Which one of the following conclusions best follows?

  1. The conferences were weakened by both the absence or contested representativeness of the principal nationalist organisation and unresolved claims among different political communities.
  2. The presence of princely-state representatives ensured agreement on an immediate federation and complete transfer of power.
  3. The Second Conference resolved the minorities question, but its settlement was rejected solely because Gandhi demanded separate electorates.
  4. The Third Conference became more effective because it was ignored by the Congress and most other Indian political leaders.
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