GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the first President of All India Depressed Class Association?
A
R. Ambedkar
B
Shahu Maharaj
C
V. Ramaswamy Naicker
D
M.C. Rajah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1932the All India Depressed Classes Association was formed in Nagpur with M. C. Rajah as its first elected President.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr B.R. Ambedkar, who organised the dalits into the Depressed Classes Association in 1930, clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the second Round Table Conference by demanding separate electorates for dalits.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ambedkar established the Depressed Classes Association in August 1930 to uplift the condition of down trodden classes. Gandhiji began the Civil Disobedience movement in March 1930 with salt satyagrah to abolish taxes imposed on salt and ended in March 1931 with Gandhi-Irwin pact.

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