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Consider the following two Modern History questions: (1) The historic 'Poona Pact' of 1932 was signed where? (2) When was Gandhi released from prison after his arrest during the 1930 Civil Disobedience Movement? Which option gives the correct answers in the same order?

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This advanced paired MCQ combines two separately verified Modern History facts. The first component resolves to Yerawada Central Prison Pune, while the second resolves to January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact. Candidates must preserve the order stated in the stem and reject distractors that contain only one correct element.

ANew Delhi | 1930 end of year
BYerawada Central Prison Pune | January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact
CYerawada Central Prison Pune | 1930 end of year
DNew Delhi | January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact
Correct Answer: Yerawada Central Prison Pune | January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin PactYour Answer: B

Explanation

This paired question tests two independent historical relationships and requires both to be correct in the stated order. The Poona Pact was signed at Yerawada Central Prison in Poona (Pune) on 24 September 1932 where Gandhi was on a fast unto death. Ambedkar signed on behalf of the Depressed Classes and Gandhi on behalf of the Congress. The pact was negotiated with Gandhi barely surviving his fast. The answer turns on the exact role assigned in “The historic 'Poona Pact' of 1932 was signed where?”. Evidence connecting Yerawada Central Prison Pune to that role is stronger than a general connection with the same war or movement. This development forms part of the changing For statement two, the supported answer is January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact. Gandhi was released unconditionally on 26 January 1931, before negotiations produced the Gandhi–Irwin Pact on 5 March. Saying he was released after the pact reverses the chronology. Chronology resolves the item: January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact occupies the position required by “When was Gandhi released from prison after his arrest during the 1930 Civil Disobedience Movement?”, while a merely famous contemporary name would not satisfy every part of the stem. This development forms part of the changing national movement, in which constitutional negotiation, mass mobilisation, boycott, civil disobedience and revolutionary action followed different strategies; Therefore the correct ordered pair is Yerawada Central Prison Pune followed by January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact. An option containing only one correct component must be rejected because the stem asks for a complete two-part match.

Important Notes

  • The first verified component is Yerawada Central Prison Pune.
  • The second verified component is January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact.
  • The ordered answer is Yerawada Central Prison Pune followed by January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact.
  • Any pair omitting Yerawada Central Prison Pune or January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact is incomplete.
  • Revise Yerawada Central Prison Pune and January 1931, before the Gandhi–Irwin Pact from both cited references.

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