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Prelims 2012 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 36

Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because

  1. Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations.
  2. Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion.
  3. Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award.
  4. None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context.

Answer

Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award.

  • (a) The failure of the Round Table Conference disappointed Congress, but Gandhi's 1932 fast unto death was not mainly for this reason. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (b) Congress–Muslim League differences were a major political issue, but they were not the immediate cause of Gandhi's 1932 fast. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (c) Gandhi began the fast in Yeravada Jail in September 1932 against Ramsay MacDonald's Communal Award, especially the provision of separate electorates for the Depressed Classes. Verdict: Correct.
  • (d) Since (c) is correct, this option is incorrect.

Correct Answer: (c)

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