Assertion (A): The Poona Pact defeated the purpose of Communal Award. Reason (R): It paved the way for reservation of se
In Assertion-Reason, check both parts calmly. Here, the combination that fits is Both (A) and (R) are true and (R).... In Communal Arbitration and Poona Pact, this is how Assertion and Reason are linked. If you check Assertion first, then Reason, then the link, the answer becomes clear. That is the simple way to do it.
Ref: [UPPCS (Mains) 2005] | Bipan Chandra, India's Struggle for Independence, and NCERT History textbooks discuss Communal Arbitration and Poona Pact and explain the events, leaders and movements that support the correct answer for this question.