Read the passage and answer the question :
"The Salt March was notable for at least three reasons. First, it was this event that first brought Mahatma Gandhi to world attention. Second, it was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. Third, it was Salt March which forced upon the British the realisation that their Raj would not last forever, and that they would have to devolve some powers to the Indians".
Who among the following opposed separate electorates for the depressed classes at the Round Table Conference?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Mahatma Gandhi
At the Round Table Conference, Mahatma Gandhi stated his arguments against separate electorates for the Depressed Classes; he held that they would permanently segregate them from the rest of society.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.3 ‘We were suppressed for thousands of years’ … How were the rights of the Depressed Castes to be defined by the Constitution? During the national movement Ambedkar had demanded separate electorates for the Depressed Castes, and Mahatma Gandhi had opposed it, arguing that this would permanently segregate them from the rest of society. How could the Constituent Assembly resolve this opposition? What kinds of protection were the Depressed Castes to be provided?…”
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