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India, c1914–48: The Road to Independence

Political developments, 1932–35

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Recall questions on renewed civil disobedience, the Communal Award, Gandhi's fast, the Poona Pact, the campaign against untouchability, and the Congress Socialist Party.

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Key term

What 1932 agreement settled the electorate dispute?

Key term

What was the Communal Award?

Who and when

What was the White Paper of 1933 on Indian reform?

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  1. 1

    What 1932 agreement settled the electorate dispute?

    Model answer

    The Poona Pact (Yeravda Pact).

  2. 2

    What was the Communal Award?

    Model answer

    A British plan for separate electorates, including for the 'untouchables'.

  3. 3

    How did Indians react to the failure of consultation?

    Model answer

    Congress resumed civil disobedience in 1932, which was met with mass arrests, banning of Congress organisations and the harshest repression of the interwar period.

  4. 4

    What was the White Paper of 1933 on Indian reform?

    Model answer

    The British government's proposals drawn from the Round Table Conferences, examined by a Joint Select Committee and enacted, with changes, as the Government of India Act 1935.

  5. 5

    How did Gandhi oppose the Communal Award?

    Model answer

    By a fast unto death in Yeravda jail in 1932, which forced Ambedkar to negotiate rather than be blamed for Gandhi's death.

  6. 6

    Who led Conservative opposition to Indian reform in the early 1930s?

    Model answer

    Winston Churchill, supported by the India Defence League and die-hard backbenchers, who fought the reform proposals as the first step towards abandoning the Raj.

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