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Q89 (CDS-II/2009) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Constitutional reforms acts Answer Verified

Which among the following was not one of the provisions of the ‘Communal Award’?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
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The Communal Award, announced by Ramsay MacDonald in August 1932, provided for separate electorates for Muslims, Sikhs, Europeans, and other minorities [c1, t1]. Crucially, it extended separate electorates to the 'Depressed Classes' (Scheduled Castes), granting them reserved seats to be filled through these electorates [c4, t2]. While the Award allowed for a review of the system after a period of time, it did not contain a provision stating that separate electorates would automatically lapse at the end of 10 years. This specific '10-year lapse' clause is often confused with the later constitutional provision for reservation in independent India (Article 334) or the review period of the Government of India Act 1919 [t3]. The Poona Pact later modified the Award by replacing separate electorates for Depressed Classes with reserved seats within the general Hindu electorate [c5, t4].

Sources

  1. [1] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 1: Historical Background > The features of this Act were as follows: > p. 7
  2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Communal Award and Poona Pact > p. 389
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Poona Pact > p. 392
  4. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communal_Award
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