History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET June 2015 History
As a result of the Poona Pact, the number of seats reserved for the Depressed Classes out of the general electorate seats was:
ADecreased
BRetained at the same level
CAbolished
DIncreased ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Increased — The number of reserved seats was increased, so the answer is increased.
Explanation
★The number of reserved seats was increased, so the answer is increased.
★The Poona Pact was signed in September 1932.
★B.R. Ambedkar signed it on behalf of the depressed classes.
★It gave up the idea of separate electorates for these classes.
★In return the seats reserved for them were increased.
★They rose from seventy-one to about one hundred and forty-seven in the provincial legislatures.
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