Which of the following pairs of a view on the Depressed Castes and th…

The correct answer is Option (4) → The Depressed Castes were not a numerical minority - J. Nagappa

Option (1) The moral safeguard protects the underdogs of this country - K.J. Khanderkar — Incorrect. The <strong>moral safeguard</strong> was Dakshayani Velayudhan's idea. Khanderkar spoke of thousands of years of suppression.

Option (2) Separate electorates would permanently segregate the Depressed Castes - B.R. Ambedkar — Incorrect. This was <strong>Mahatma Gandhi's</strong> argument against separate electorates. Ambedkar was the one who had demanded them.

Option (3) We were suppressed for thousands of years - Dakshayani Velayudhan — Incorrect. These words were spoken by <strong>K.J. Khanderkar</strong> of the Central Provinces. Dakshayani Velayudhan spoke of the moral safeguard.

Option (4) The Depressed Castes were not a numerical minority - J. Nagappa — Correct. J. Nagappa of Madras said the Depressed Castes formed <strong>20 to 25 per cent of the population</strong>, so they were <strong>not a minority by numbers</strong>. Their problem was marginalisation.