(A) The Communal Award announced by Ramsay Macdonald in 1932 provided separate representation to the Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Indian Christians and the Depressed Classes.

(R) The Poona Pact provided reservation of seats for the Depressed Classes in the Provincial Legislatures within the general electorate.

1. (R) contradicts (A)
2. (R) is the reason for (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) and (R) are independent of each other

(R) is the reason for (A)

Explanation — Ramsay Macdonald, the then Prime Minister of Britain announced an award known as the Communal Award. This award provided separate representation to the Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, Europeans and the Depressed Classes.
Mahatma Gandhi strongly opposed this award on the grounds that it would disintegrate Indian society and started a fast in protest against it. On 24 September, 1932, the agreement known as Poona Pact was signed between Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and the Congress. The agreement provided reservation of seats for the depressed classes in the Provincial legislatures, within the general electorate and not by creating a separate electorate. Due to the pact, the depressed classes received 148 seats in the legislature, instead of the 71 as allocated in the Communal Award earlier proposed by the British Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald.