Who among the following prescribed the separate electorates for India on the basis of the Communal Award in August 1932?
[A] Lord Irwin
[B] Ramsay MacDonald
[C] Winston Churchill
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Ramsay MacDonald]
Notes:
On August 16, 1932, the British Prime Minister McDonald announced the Communal Award. Thus it is also known as McDonald Award. The Communal Award was basically a proposal on minority representation.
