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Ambedkar took part in _____ Round table conferences held in London

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. None
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. B.R Ambedkar was a reformist and freedom fighter who belong to an untouchable caste called Mahar. He undertook many movements against untouchability. Among them Mahad Movement and Entering the Kalaram temple of Nasik are important. He created awareness and self identity among the Dalits. He edited Mookanayak and Bahiskruth Bharat periodicals to voice the issues of Dalits. He also established Bahiskruth Hithakarani Sabha'. He took part in all the three Round Table Conferences held in London as a representative of the Dalit Class.

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The historic fast by Gandhiji at Yerawada jail came to an end as a result of the _________.

  1. Poona Pact

  2. Issue of White Paper

  3. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

  4. Arrival of Simon Commission
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on September 24, 1932, at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, to break Mahatma Gandhi's fast unto death. Poona pact was the result of the communal award granted in 1932 by the British government. Mahatma Gandhi objected to the provision of separate electorates for the Scheduled Castes, which in his view separated them from the whole Hindu community. 

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The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India) passed by the House of Commons was _______.

  1. Government of India Act $1935$

  2. Cabinet Mission Plan
  3. Mountabatten(or June $3$) Plan

  4. Indian Independence Bill
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A Correct answer
Explanation
Government of India 1935 was one of the lengthiest Acts at that time and was the last constitutional provision of British India. SOme of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.
3. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
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The most important feature of the Government of India Act $1935$ was ________.

  1. Proposed All India Federation

  2. Bicameral Legislature

  3. Provincial Autonomy

  4. Communal representation
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Government of India Act of 1919 was passed on the basis of recommendations of Montford Reforms. It introduced provincial government dyarchy. Subjects were divided into two lists: reserved and transferred subjects. The Indian Council was to be made of not less than 8 and not more than 12 members.  Also the number of Indians on the council was increased from two to three. The most important feature of the Act was introduction of bicameral legislature. It made an important change that from then onward Secretary of State was to be paid from the British exchequer.

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The first constitutional measure introduced by the British in India which worked till the framing of the Indian Constitution was _________.

  1. The Act of $1919$
  2. The Act of $1935$

  3. Indian Independence Bill

  4. Cabinet Mission Plan
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.
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As a result of the elections held in early $1937$ under the Act of $1935$ the Congress formed ministries in provinces _______.

  1. $7$
  2. $9$
  3. $10$
  4. $8$
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Following the 1937 elections held under the Government of India Act 1935, the Indian National Congress formed governments in 8 out of 11 provinces (Madras, United Provinces, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, Bombay, Assam, and NWFP).

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The Frontier Gandhi actively participated in _________.

  1. Khilafat Movement

  2. Non-Cooperation Movement

  3. Civil Disobedience Movement

  4. All the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was nicknamed the "Frontier Gandhi" in British India by his close associate Amir Chand Bombwal. He formed a formal alliance with INC and Gandhi and became a formidable force during the INC’s civil disobedience campaign of 1930-1931. In April 1930, Abdul Ghaffar Khan was arrested for organising the Civil Disobedience movement.

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The Government of India Act of $1935$ has divided India into __________ provinces.

  1. $5$
  2. $8$
  3. $11$
  4. $14$
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation. The proposed all India federation included 11 provinces of British India, 6 Chief Commissioners Provinces and those princely states who might accede to the federation.
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Which of the following statement is not correct about Poona pact?

  1. It was signed between Madan Mohan Malaviya and Dr. Ambedkar

  2. It was signed on January 23, 1932

  3. It was signed in yarvada jail in Puna

  4. This act increased the number of seats reserved for depressed class from 71 to 148.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Poona Pact was signed on September 24, 1932, not January 23, 1932. The other statements correctly identify the participants (Malaviya and Ambedkar), the location (Yerwada Jail), and the increase in reserved seats.

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Identify the body among the following that was not founded by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

  1. Samaj Samato Sangh

  2. People's Education Society

  3. Deccan Education Society

  4. Depressed Classes Institute
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Deccan Education Society was founded in 1884 by figures like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, and Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, long before Dr. Ambedkar's active political career. Ambedkar founded the other listed organizations.