Question

Consider the statements:

• Assertion (A) : The British Government announced the Communal Award in August 1932.

• Reason (R) : It allowed to each minority a number of seats in the legislature to be elected on the basis of a separate electorate.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald announced Communal Award on 16 August, 1932.

• According to Legislative Assembly provisions, few seats of Legislative Assembly were reserved for minorities whose candidates were to be elected by separate electorates.

• Muslims and Sikhs were already considered as minorities.

• Now the depressed, Dalits (untouchables) were to be declared as minorities as per provisions of the new law.