UPSC PYQPrelims 2025

Civil Services Examination · Question 94

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?

  1. The Poona Pact
  2. The Gandhi-Irwin Agreement (Delhi Pact)
  3. Arrest of Congress leadership at the time of the Quit India Movement
  4. Promulgation of the Government of India Act, 1935
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Answer: (A) The Poona Pact

Explanation

The Poona Pact (1932) marked Gandhi's decisive turn toward the Harijan upliftment programme.