Statement I : Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast unto death against the Communal Award announced by the British Government. Statement II : The Poona Pact resulted in a joint electorate with an enhanced number of seats reserved for Depressed Classes.
- A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is B. Both statements are true, but the Poona Pact was the result of Gandhi's fast, not the reason for it, so Statement II does not explain Statement I.
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award in August 1932. It extended separate electorates to the Depressed Classes. Gandhi, then in Yerawada jail, saw this as a move to divide Hindu society and began a fast unto death on 20 September 1932. To end the fast, B.R. Ambedkar and Madan Mohan Malaviya, among others, signed the Poona Pact on 24 September 1932. It dropped separate electorates for the Depressed Classes and kept a joint electorate, but raised their reserved seats in the provincial legislatures from 71 under the Award to 148.
A is wrong: the Pact came after the fast and ended it; it cannot be its explanation.
C is wrong: Statement II is true.
D is wrong: Statement I is true; Gandhi did fast against the Award.
Exam tip: Communal Award (Aug 1932) → Gandhi's fast at Yerawada (Sept 1932) → Poona Pact (24 Sept 1932), 148 reserved seats.
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