Depressed Classes and the Poona Pact

Q. Which among the following steps were taken by Mahatma Gandhi for the untouchables?

1. Mahatma Gandhi called ‘untouchables’, Harijans and worked for their liberation.
2. He organised satyagrahas to secure the Dalits entry into temples, access to public wells, tanks, roads, and schools.
3. To dignify the work of the sweepers, he himself took up the task of cleaning toilets.
4. He did not convince the upper-caste Hindus to give up the practice of untouchability.

Q. The Depressed Classes came to be known as the Scheduled Castes in .

1. 1919
2. 1930
3. 1931
4. 1935

Q. The term was used by Gandhi to denote the untouchables of the Indian society.

1. Harijan
2. Sanatani
3. Dalit
4. Gurujan

Q. When was the Communal Award announced?

1. 1931
2. 1933
3. 1930
4. 1932

Q. What did the 'Villuvandi Samaram' by Ayyankali achieve?

1. Entry rights for avarnas into temples
2. Rights for avarnas to use the villuvandi as a mode of transport.
3. Both B and C
4. Entry rights for avarnas into public roads and squares.