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Q. Consider the following statements:
  1. The Poona Pact was signed on September 24, 1932, at Yerwada Central Jail.
  2. The Poona Pact was a negotiation only between B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. The Poona Pact increased the number of reserved seats for the Depressed Classes from 80 to 148.
  4. Madan Mohan Malaviya was one of the signatories to the Poona Pact.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: 1, 3, and 4
Notes: Statements 1, 3, and 4 are correct.
  1. The Poona Pact was signed on September 24, 1932, at Yerwada Central Jail, Pune.
  2. The agreement was not only between Gandhi and Ambedkar, but involved several leaders including Madan Mohan Malaviya.
  3. The pact increased seats for the Depressed Classes from 80 to 148.
  4. Madan Mohan Malaviya signed as a witness.
Statement 2 is incorrect as more representatives participated.
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