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It was signed in yarvada jail in Puna
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This act increased the number of seats reserved for the depressed class from 71 to 147.
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It was signed on January 23, 1932
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It was signed between Madan Mohan Malaviya and Dr Ambedkar
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Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Poona Pact, nearly twice as many seats were allotted for the depressed classes than under MacDonald’s Separate Electorate. Thus the correct answer is option ‘B’. “It was signed on January 23, 1932” this statement is not correct about the Poona pact.
Detailed explanation-2: -Due to public pressure to end the fast unto death, Dr Ambedkar and Gandhi made the Poona Pact which laid down reserved seats for the Depressed Classes in the provincial legislatures for which elections would be through joint electorates.
Detailed explanation-3: -Expert-Verified Answer. He was born in Maharashtra Option (iii) is wrong about Dr. B.R Ambedkar. Baba Saheb was his nickname.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Poona Pact refers to the agreement signed in 1932 to provide the depressed classes with the reservation of the electoral seats in the British India Parliament. It was signed by Madan Mohan Malviya on the behalf of Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune.