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UPSC 1996: The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because
(a)the Indian National Congress did not take part in two of them
(b)Indian parties other than the Indian National Congress participating in the Conference represented sectional interests and not the whole of India
(c)the British Labour Party had withdrawn from the Conference, thereby making the proceedings of the Conference partisan
(d)it was an instance of Conference held in three sessions and not that of three separate conferences
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) it was an instance of Conference held in three sessions and not that of three separate conferences
The British Government actually convened three separately-notified Round Table Conferences: First (12 Nov 1930 – 19 Jan 1931), Second (7 Sept – 1 Dec 1931) and Third (17 Nov – 24 Dec 1932). In UPSC’s official key, choice (d) is treated as correct, but most historians describe them as three separate conferences rather than sessions of one.
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What is the correct answer to this UPSC 1996 Modern History question?▼
The correct answer is option (d): it was an instance of Conference held in three sessions and not that of three separate conferences. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1996, GS Paper 1, as Question 1. It falls under Modern History > Constitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947).
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