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Event Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Asked 11 times across 5 UPSC exams over 10 years (2015–2025), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 11 PYQs
- First appeared in CAPF 2015 — 5 years before CSE 2020 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 6 years (2015–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2015 → EPFO 2015 → CSE 2020 → CDS 2021 → NDA 2022
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (6 of 11) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Consider the following events
- Muslim League Resolution for Pakistan
- Gandhi-Irwin Pact
- Dandi March
- Second Round Table Conference
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events (earliest to latest) ?
- A 2, 3, 1, 4
- B 3, 2, 4, 1
- C 3, 4, 2, 1
- D 2, 3, 4, 1
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
NDA2022
Consider the following historical events
- Gandhi-Irwin Pact
- Second Round Table Conference
- Peasant Movement in Bardoli
- Peasant Movement in Kheda
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting from the earliest) of the above events?
- A 4-1-3-2
- B 4-3-1-2 ✓
- C 3-1-2-4
- D 1-2-4-3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2021
Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 is correct?
- A The Government would not release those prisoners who had been non-violent.
- B The Government would not release those prisoners who had indulged in the peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops.
- C The Congress did not agree to the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
- D The Congress agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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