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On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against - |
| A. | British repression of the Satyagrahis |
| B. | Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. |
| C. | Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald |
| D. | (4) Communal riots in Calcutta. |
| Answer» C. Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald | |
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Explanation: In 1932, a round table conference was organized and Ambedkar, an eminent lawyer and a Dalit leader was invited to attend the same. Through his campaigning, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest Gandhi began a fast-unto-death while imprisoned in the Yerwada Central Jail of Pune in 1932 against the separate electorate for untouchables only. |
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