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Who among the following signed the Poona pact with Mahatma Gandhi?

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

Answer options

  1. Ali Brothers
  2. Chittaranjan Das
  3. Jyotiba Phule
  4. Bhimrao Ambedkar

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Bhimrao Ambedkar

Explanation: The correct answer is D. Bhimrao Ambedkar. The Poona Pact was signed on 24th September 1932 between Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. This historic agreement was made to resolve the dispute over the British government's proposal to grant separate electorates to the Depressed Classes (Scheduled Castes) under the Communal Award announced by Ramsay MacDonald.