Consider the following statement regarding the Poona Pact.

1. Election to seats was by joint electorate.
2. It allotted less number of seats than Communal Award.
3. It was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and the British.

Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, and 3

Ans- [A]

Explanation– Poona pact was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr B Ambedkar which was signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune . Terms of the pacts were:

1. 148 seats were to be allotted to the depressed classes in the provincial legislatures. Communal award gave only 71 seats. So it provided more number of seats than communal award.
2. Certain percentage of the seats allotted to the general Non-Muslim electorate would be reserved for the depressed classes.
3. Congress agreed that adequate representation would be given to the depressed classes in the civil services.
4. The depressed classes agreed to adhere to the principle of Joint electorate.