Q. Who was the architect of Communal Award?
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Irwin
(d) Ramsay Macdonald
Ans: (d) Ramsay Macdonald
Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Ramsay Macdonald.
Ramsay Macdonald, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was the architect of the Communal Award. The Communal Award was announced in 1932 as a result of the British government’s efforts to address the demands for separate electorates and political representation by different religious communities in India. It aimed to grant separate electorates to various religious communities, including Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Anglo-Indians, and Europeans, in order to ensure their representation in the legislative bodies of British India. The Communal Award was a significant development in the Indian political landscape during the period leading up to India’s independence.