Which among the following is/are correct with respect to the Communal Award? 1. It gave minority status to the depressed class. 2. Congress rejected the Communal Award. Select the correct answer using the code given below. 

Which among the following is/are correct with respect to the Communal Award? 1. It gave minority status to the depressed class. 2. Congress rejected the Communal Award. Select the correct answer using the code given below.  Correct Answer 1 only

The correct answer is 1 only.

Key Points

• Statement 1 is correct: Communal Award was announced by Ramsay MacDonald in August 1932. This was another expression of the British policy of Divide and Rule.
  • It declared the depressed classes to be minorities and entitled them a separate electorate.
• Statement 2 is not correct: Congress though opposed to separate electorates, was not in favor of changing the Communal Award without the consent of minorities.
  • Thus while strongly disagreeing with the communal award, Congress decided neither to accept it nor to reject it.