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AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward initial-understanding
Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast unto death in 1932 in response to which of the following? Options: (A) The British government's decision to ban the Congress (B) The British government granting separate electorates to the Depressed Classes (C) Dr Ambedkar's refusal to attend the Round Table Conference (D) The relaunch of the Civil Disobedience Movement
  1. A The British government's decision to ban the Congress
  2. B The British government granting separate electorates to the Depressed Classes
  3. C Dr Ambedkar's refusal to attend the Round Table Conference
  4. D The relaunch of the Civil Disobedience Movement
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:38 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(B) The British government granting separate electorates to the Depressed Classes.

Explanation

This event is known as the Poona Pact (1932). Gandhi opposed separate electorates for Dalits as he feared it would divide Hindu society. He went on a fast unto death, pressuring Ambedkar to accept reserved seats within a joint electorate instead. The source passages provided do not directly mention this event, but option (B) is the factually correct NCERT-based answer for this standard question from Chapter 2 (Nationalism in India). Examiners expect you to know this fact from your textbook reading.

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