Consider the following statements : 1. The first meeting of the All India Depressed Classes Conference was held at Poona in 1926 under the presidency of M. C. Rajah. 2. The All India Depressed Classes Association was formed at Nagpur in 1928 with Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar as its first elected President. 3. The All India Depressed Classes Congress was founded by Dr. B. S. Munje at a conference in Bombay in 1936. Which of the statements given above are correct?

The statements provided contain several historical inaccuracies regarding the organizations of the depressed classes. Statement 1 is incorrect because the first All India Depressed Classes Conference was held in Nagpur in 1920, presided over by Shahu Maharaj, not in Poona in 1926 under M. C. Rajah. Statement 2 is incorrect as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar organized the Depressed Classes Association in 1930 [2], whereas the All India Depressed Classes Association (formed earlier in the 1920s) was often associated with M.C. Rajah, who later clashed with Ambedkar over the Poona Pact [1]. Statement 3 is incorrect because the All India Depressed Classes Congress was established by Ambedkar in 1930 at Nagpur, not by B.S. Munje in 1936. B.S. Munje was a leader of the Hindu Mahasabha and was involved in the negotiations leading to the Poona Pact but did not found this specific Congress. Therefore, none of the statements are correct.

Sources

1. [2] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > Discuss > p. 44
2. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Poona Pact > p. 392