WBCS.LIVE practice question

The 'Deepavali Declaration' of 1929 regarding the status of India was issued by which Viceroy?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Lord Reading
  2. Lord Irwin
  3. Lord Willingdon
  4. Lord Linlithgow

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Lord Irwin

Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: B) Lord Irwin 📚 Explanation: Lord Irwin issued this declaration on October 31, 1929, stating that the "natural issue of India's constitutional progress... is the attainment of Dominion Status." This was an attempt to appease the Congress after the boycott of the Simon Commission. However, the lack of a specific timeline led the Congress to pass the Purna Swaraj resolution in the Lahore session shortly after.