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The Poona Pact of 1932 was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and whom?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Lord Irwin
  2. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
  4. Ramsay MacDonald

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: B.R. Ambedkar

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) B.R. Ambedkar šŸ“š Explanation: The Poona Pact was signed to resolve the issue of separate electorates for the depressed classes proposed in the Communal Award. Gandhi went on a fast-unto-death in Yerwada Jail to protest against the division of the Hindu community. The pact provided for reserved seats for the depressed classes in provincial legislatures within the general category instead of separate electorates.