Question

Which of the following statements are true?

1. The communal award of 1932 was announced by British PM Ramsay Mc Donald.

2.This was yet another expression of British policy of divide and rule.

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Both 1 and 2

The Communal Award was created by the British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald on 16 August 1932. Also known as the MacDonald Award, it was announced after the Round Table Conference and extended the separate electorate to depressed Classes and other minorities.