The Correct Answer is Option 1 i.e Simon Commission, Poona Pact, Wavell Plan. ●Simon commission (1927): ∘Lord Birkenhead appointed the Simon Commission in the year 1927 to look after the working of the Government of India Act 1919 and had challenged Indians to frame their constitution. ∘The challenge thrown by Birkenhead led to the drafting of the Nehru report in 1928. ∘Simon Commission is known as the Indian Statutory Commission. ∘John Simon was the head of the commission. ∘All the 7 members of the commission were Britishers. There was no Indian representation in the commission. ∘All the political parties except the Justice party and a section of the Muslim league welcomed the commission. ∘In Punjab Lala Lajpat Rai lost his life in protest against the commission. ●Poona Pact (1932): ∘It was an agreement between Gandhi and Ambedkar. ∘Madan Mohan Malviya signed the pact on behalf of Gandhi. ∘ According to this pact: ■Separate electorates were replaced by the joint electorates for depressed classes. ■As against 71 seats announced by MacDonald, this pact reserved 148 seats in the Provincial legislature. ■About 18% of the total seats were also reserved for the pressed classes in the central legislature. Wavell plan/Shimla Conference (1945): ∘It was named after Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell. ● Few proposals in this plan are: ■With the exception of Viceroy and Commander in chief, all the members of the Viceroys executive council will be Indians. ■A kind of interim government was suggested. ■Transfer of foreign affairs portfolio from the Governor-General to an Indian member. ■Congress rejected the Wavell plans because of the actions of the Muslim league.