Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Events) - List-II (Dates/Duration)
(i) Communal Award - (a) 24 September, 1932
(ii) Poona Pact/समझौता - (b) Sept.-Dec., 1932
(iii) 2nd Round Table Conference - (c) 16 August, 1932
(iv) Gandhi-Irwin Pact - (d) 5 March, 1931

Question

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Events) - List-II (Dates/Duration)
(i) Communal Award - (a) 24 September, 1932
(ii) Poona Pact/समझौता - (b) Sept.-Dec., 1932 
(iii) 2nd Round Table Conference - (c) 16 August, 1932 
(iv) Gandhi-Irwin Pact - (d) 5 March, 1931

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 4:

The correct option is 4: i-(c), ii-(a), iii-(b), iv-(d). Students, this question requires precise knowledge of the chronological order and specific dates of the major events in the Indian National Movement, particularly those surrounding the Round Table Conferences and the issue of depressed classes' representation. The correct pairing establishes the following historical links: The **Communal Award (i)**, which proposed separate electorates, was announced on **16 August, 1932 (c)**. This event immediately led to Mahatma Gandhi’s fast. The subsequent agreement that replaced the separate electorates for the depressed classes was the **Poona Pact (ii)**, signed on **24 September, 1932 (a)**. Moving chronologically backward, the **Gandhi-Irwin Pact (iv)**, which suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement and cleared the way for Congress participation in the conference, was signed earliest on **5 March, 1931 (d)**. Finally, the **2nd Round Table Conference (iii)**, which was attended by Gandhi, historically took place from September to December 1931, but among the available date ranges, it is matched with **Sept.-Dec., 1932 (b)** in this question, completing the correct combination i-(c), ii-(a), iii-(b), iv-(d).

The incorrect option is 1: i-(a), ii-(b), iii-(c), iv-(d).
This option incorrectly matches the events with their dates. For example, it suggests the Communal Award (i) occurred on 24 September, 1932 (a), which is the date of the Poona Pact. It also mistakenly places the Poona Pact (ii) in the duration of Sept.-Dec., 1932 (b) instead of its specific date in September 1932. Furthermore, the Third Round Table Conference, not the Second, took place during the Sept.-Dec. 1932 (b) period, making this option factually inaccurate for all events except the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Therefore, the combination of dates does not align with the widely accepted historical record of these key constitutional events.

The incorrect option is 2: i-(d), ii-(c), iii-(b), iv-(a).
Option 2 is incorrect because it jumbles the dates for nearly all the events. It wrongly links the Communal Award (i) to the date of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 5 March, 1931 (d). It also incorrectly pairs the Poona Pact (ii) with 16 August, 1932 (c), which is the date of the Communal Award's announcement. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact (iv) is incorrectly matched with 24 September, 1932 (a), the date of the Poona Pact. Such mixing of dates demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the chronology of these major political agreements and announcements.

The incorrect option is 3: i-(a), ii-(d), iii-(c), iv-(b).
This option is factually incorrect as it matches the Communal Award (i) with the Poona Pact's date, 24 September, 1932 (a). It also incorrectly places the Poona Pact (ii) at the date of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 5 March, 1931 (d). The Gandhi-Irwin Pact (iv) is also misplaced in the Sept.-Dec., 1932 (b) period, which is chronologically much later than the actual pact. This arrangement fails to correctly establish the sequence of events, especially the logical progression from the announcement of the Communal Award to the signing of the Poona Pact.