The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and whom?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. B.R. Ambedkar
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar in 1932. It replaced the Communal Award's separate electorates for Dalits with reserved seats in general electorates.
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad published the Urdu weekly 'Al-Hilal' in 1912 to promote Hindu-Muslim unity and nationalist ideas. The British banned it in 1914.
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar founded the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha in Bombay in July 1924 to promote education and socio-economic upliftment among the depressed classes.
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Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 after the Chauri Chaura incident, where a violent mob killed 22 policemen. Gandhi believed the movement had turned violent and needed to be suspended.
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