Q1. Who gave the ‘Communal Award’ in India?
(a) C. R. Attlee
(b) Ramsay Macdonald
(c) Stafford Cripps
(d) None of the above
(UPSC Prelims 1983)
Answer: (b) Ramsay Macdonald
Explanation: The Communal Award was announced by British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald in 1932, granting separate electorates to various communities, including Dalits, which led to the Poona Pact between Gandhiji and Ambedkar.
Q2. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ?
(a) New India – Henry Cotton
(b) Khilafat movement – Maulana Azad
(c) Communal award – McDonald
(d) Bardoli satyagraha – Sardar Patel
Answer: (a) New India – Henry Cotton
Explanation: New India was written by Annie Besant, not Henry Cotton. The other matches are correct:
- Khilafat movement – Maulana Azad
- Communal award – Ramsay MacDonald
- Bardoli satyagraha – Sardar Patel