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Q21 (NDA-I/2010) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Answer Verified

Which one of the following with regard to the Poona Pact, 1932 is not correct?

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The Poona Pact of 1932 was an agreement between B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi that replaced the separate electorates proposed by the Communal Award with a joint electorate system [c1][c5]. Key provisions included the reservation of 147 seats in provincial legislatures (increased from 71) and 18 percent of seats in the Central Legislature for the Depressed Classes [c1][t1][t4]. While the Pact included clauses regarding educational grants and fair representation in public services (government jobs), it did not guarantee 'adequate representation' in the sense of a fixed reservation or quota for government jobs, focusing primarily on legislative representation [t8]. The Pact stipulated that no one should be disqualified from public services merely because they belonged to the Depressed Classes and that every endeavor should be made to secure fair representation, but it did not mandate a specific reservation system for jobs like it did for legislatures [t8].

Sources

  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Poona Pact > p. 392
  2. [2] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > Discuss > p. 44
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