Who among the following felt that separate electorates were ‘self-destructive’ for minorities?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Begum Aizaas Rasul
Not all Muslims supported the demand for separate electorates: Begum Aizaas Rasul felt that separate electorates were self-destructive, since they isolated the minorities from the majority.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 The problem with separate electorates … Not all Muslims supported the demand for separate electorates. Begum Aizaas Rasul, for instance, felt that separate electorates were self-destructive since they isolated the minorities from the majority. By 1949, most Muslim members of the Constituent Assembly were agreed that separate electorates were against the interests of the minorities.…” |