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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 49

SSC GD Constable (English) - 2nd December 2021 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q49

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Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and _________ in 1932.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. BR Ambedkar.

  • The Poona Pact 1932 was an agreement between B.R. Ambedkar and M.K. Gandhi on the political representation of the Depressed Classes (a loose term that referred to Dalits/Untouchables/Scheduled Castes).
  • A little more than a month earlier, Ramsay Macdonald, the British Prime Minister, announced the Communal Award that gave Depressed Classes separate electorates for central and provincial legislatures.
  • Gandhi viewed this as a danger to the Hindu community that would de-link untouchables from Hindus. Ambedkar and other leaders of the Depressed Classes welcomed the award.