Consider the following statements about the issue of separate electorate during the early decades of the twentieth century in India as a means to secure adequate representation for the deprived social categories in the absence of universal adult franchise:<br>1. The All India Depressed Classes Association of M.C. Rajah was staunchly in favour of joint electorate.<br>2. The All India Depressed Classes Leaders' Conference demanded separate electorate.<br>3. The Communal Award in September 1932 recognised the right to separate electorate for the 'untouchables'.<br>Which of the statements given above are <strong>CORRECT</strong>?

  1. A. 1 and 2 only ✓
  2. B. 2 and 3 only
  3. C. 1 and 3 only
  4. D. 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: A. 1 and 2 only

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is factually inaccurate because the Communal Award was announced in August 1932, not September 1932 (which was when the Poona Pact replaced it with joint electorates).

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