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UPSC Prelims 2025 Paper-I 📅 25 May, 2025

Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decided to include the upliftment of Harijans in his political and social programme?

A
The Poona Pact
B
The Gandhi-Irwin Agreement (Delhi Pact)
C
Arrest of Congress leadership at the time of the Quit India Movement
D
Promulgation of the Government of India Act, 1935
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UPSC Prelims
2025 • 25 May, 2025 • Paper-I
Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decided to include the upliftment of Harijans in his political and social programme?
Correct Answer
The Poona Pact
Following the Poona Pact (1932), which abandoned separate electorates for depressed classes in favor of reserved seats, Gandhi retreated from active politics to......
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Following the Poona Pact (1932), which abandoned separate electorates for depressed classes in favor of reserved seats, Gandhi retreated from active politics to dedicate himself fully to eradicating untouchability, founding the Harijan Sevak Sangh.