Which of the following pairs of a member of the Constituent Assembly and the member's view on separate electorates or the rights of women is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Hansa Mehta - justice for women, not reserved seats or separate electorates
Option (1) B.R. Ambedkar - separate electorates for women in the provinces — Incorrect. Ambedkar's demand during the national movement was separate electorates for the Depressed Castes, a protection for that group alone.
Option (2) Dakshayani Velayudhan - reserved seats for women in the legislatures — Incorrect. Dakshayani Velayudhan spoke for the Harijans. She asked for the moral safeguard and the immediate removal of their social disabilities.
Option (3) Hansa Mehta - justice for women, not reserved seats or separate electorates — Correct. Hansa Mehta of Bombay demanded social, economic and political justice for women, not reserved seats or separate electorates.
Option (4) Mahatma Gandhi - separate electorates for the Depressed Castes — Incorrect. Gandhi opposed separate electorates for the Depressed Castes, arguing that they would permanently segregate them from the rest of society.
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