The Third Round Table Conference, which was not attended by the Congress, was held in London in:

The Third Round Table Conference was held in London from 17 November to 24 December 1932.

About the Third Round Table Conference:

• It was attended by only 46 delegates, as most of the important Indian political leaders were absent.
• The Congress did not attend, as it had resumed the Civil Disobedience Movement, and its leaders were in jail.
• The British Labour Party also did not take part.
• It discussed the reports of the various sub-committees set up at the earlier conferences.
• Delegates who attended included Liberals, representatives of the princely states and of various communities.

Results:

• On the basis of the discussions at the three Round Table Conferences, the British government issued a "White Paper" (March 1933).
• The White Paper was examined by a Joint Select Committee of the British Parliament, chaired by Lord Linlithgow.
• Its recommendations formed the basis of the Government of India Act of 1935.

The Round Table Conferences:

• They were organised by the British government to discuss constitutional reforms for India, in response to the demands of Indians and the report of the Simon Commission.
• There were three conferences, held in London between 1930 and 1932.
• Some of the main issues discussed were the federal structure, the representation of minorities, and the powers of the provinces.

Muhammad Iqbal and Rahmat Ali:

• Rahmat Ali, a student at Cambridge, coined the name "Pakistan" in a pamphlet "Now or Never" (1933).
• Muhammad Iqbal, as President of the Muslim League (1930), had earlier proposed a separate Muslim state in the north-west of India.

Why not the other options?

• ✗1930 and 1931 were the years of the earlier conferences.
• ✗1933 was the year of the White Paper.