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Who among the following took Mahatma Gandhi's gain in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact as "Consolation Prizes"?

A.
S.C. Bose
B.
Alan Campbell Johnson
C.
B.G. Horniman
D.
Sarojini Naidu

Solution:

The correct answer is Alan Campbell Johnson. Alan Campbell Johnson termed Gandhi's gain in the pact as ‚¬Å“Consolation Prizes‚¬. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin in March 1931 before the Second Round Table Conference in London. The main purpose of this pact was to make Congress participated in the Second Round Table Conference. Additional InformationBenjamin G Horniman was the British Editor of Indian newspapers was the mentor of many Indian journalists, including the legendary Pothen Joseph, who served as editor of several newspapers in India, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Among the several English friends of India and its movement for freedom, Horniman stands apart as a brilliant star of a special fighting spirit. His weapon was a pen and his field was journalism. His target was the British administration in India, and his goal was the freedom of India from the British yoke. Sarojini Naidu was a political activist, feminist, poet, and the first Indian woman to be president of the Indian National Congress and to be appointed an Indian state governor. She was sometimes called ‚¬Å“the Nightingale of India". Sarojini Naidu called Gandhi and Irwin ‚¬Å“the two Mahatmas‚¬. Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian revolutionary prominent in the independence movement against the British rule of India. He also led an Indian National Force from abroad against the Western powers during World War II. Bose was known in particular for his militant approach to independence and for his push for socialist policies.

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