Multiple choice

During the reign of who of the following was Indian National Congress banned and over 1,20,000 persons were arrested?

  1. Lord Reading

  2. Lord Irwin

  3. Lord Willingdon

  4. Lord Lanllangow
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Explanation

Lord Willingdon adopted a policy of severe repression against the Indian National Congress after the failure of the Second Round Table Conference. He banned the party and its affiliated organizations, leading to the arrest of over 120,000 people. This was one of the most intense periods of British crackdown on the nationalist movement.

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