Which of the following statements related to the 'Poona Pact' are true? 1.In 1932, B.R. Ambedkar negotiated the Poona Pact with Mahatma Gandhi. The background to the Poona Pact was the Communal Award of 1932 which provided a separate electorate for depressed classes. 2.Poona Pact was signed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on behalf of Gandhiji with B R Ambedkar.

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Which of the following statements related to the 'Poona Pact' are true?

1.In 1932, B.R. Ambedkar negotiated the Poona Pact with Mahatma Gandhi. The background to the Poona Pact was the Communal Award of 1932 which provided a separate electorate for depressed classes.

2.Poona Pact was signed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on behalf of Gandhiji with B R Ambedkar.

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Answer:

A. 1 only

Read Explanation:

it was Madan Mohan Malviya who signed the Poona pact on behalf of Gandhiji.The Poona Pact was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar on behalf of depressed classes and upper caste Hindu leaders on the reservation of electoral seats for the depressed classes in the legislature of British India in 1932. It was made on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Poona, India.