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Q138 (NDA-I/2024) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) Official Key

Consider the following statements about the issue of separate electorate during the early decades of the twentieth century in India as a means to secure adequate representation for the deprived social categories in the absence of universal adult franchise : 1. The All India Depressed Classes Association of M.C. Rajah was staunchly in favour of joint electorate. 2. The All India Depressed Classes Leaders' Conference demanded separate electorate. 3. The Communal Award in September 1932 recognised the right to separate electorate for the 'untouchables'. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Explanation

All three statements are historically accurate regarding the struggle for representation in colonial India:

  • Statement 1: M.C. Rajah, leader of the All India Depressed Classes Association, was a pioneer in advocating for joint electorates with reserved seats. He signed the Rajah-Moonje Pact (1932) with the Hindu Mahasabha, favoring joint electorates to maintain social integration.
  • Statement 2: Conversely, the All India Depressed Classes Leaders' Conference, largely influenced by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, argued that only separate electorates could ensure true political independence for the Depressed Classes from upper-caste dominance.
  • Statement 3: In August 1932, British PM Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award, which officially recognized the 'untouchables' as a minority community and granted them separate electorates. This led to Mahatma Gandhi's fast unto death and the subsequent Poona Pact, which replaced separate electorates with reserved seats within a joint electorate.
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