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What was the reason for Congress's acceptance of Irwin's offer to attend the Second Round Table Conference?

  1. A
    Any talks on devolution of power was useless without Congress participation.
  2. B
    Congress's supporters among the industrial and mercantile lobby advised end to the mass movement.
  3. C
    British policy of repression was having its toll on the peasants participating in the movement.
  4. D
    All of the above

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Following the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement, the Indian National Congress agreed to attend the Second Round Table Conference primarily because its crucial financial backers from the domestic mercantile and industrial lobbies strongly desired political stability and an end to disruptive mass boycotts, combined with severe colonial crackdowns affecting rural agrarian participants.

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What was the reason for Congress's acceptance of Irwin's offer to attend the Second Round Table Conference?
A
Any talks on devolution of power was useless without Congress participation.
B
Congress's supporters among the industrial and mercantile lobby advised end to the mass movement.
C
British policy of repression was having its toll on the peasants participating in the movement.
D
All of the above

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