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Who was the Governor General of India when Gandhiji initiated Civil Disobedience Movement?

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

Answer options

  1. Lord Hardinge
  2. Lord Minto
  3. Lord Linlithgow
  4. Lord Irwin

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Lord Irwin

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D. Lord Irwin šŸ“š Explanation: 'Lord Irwin' was the Viceroy of India when Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in March 1930. He was the recipient of Gandhi's famous eleven-point demand letter before the Dandi March. The two leaders eventually signed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1931 to reach a temporary truce. Irwin's tenure was a critical period of intense nationalist activity and constitutional debate.