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Mention any one provision each of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed in 1931.
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Solution
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin because both wanted peace in the country. The following are one provision each of the pact:
i. The British government decided to release all political prisoners excluding the ones that were guilty of violence.
ii. In return, the Congress agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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