UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2025

Subsequent to which one of the following events did Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decide 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

Answer

Correct Answer

The Poona Pact

Explanation

Following the Poona Pact of 1932, signed between Gandhiji and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar regarding representation for the Depressed Classes, Gandhiji formally decided to include the upliftment of 'Harijans' (his term for the Depressed Classes/Dalits) as an integral part of his political and social programme, founding organizations like the Harijan Sevak Sangh.

Topics: harijan upliftment, history, poona pact