Explanation:

The **Poona Pact** was a historic agreement signed on September 24, **1932**, between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. This pact was a direct consequence of the Communal Award announced by the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, which proposed separate electorates for the Depressed Classes (Scheduled Castes). Gandhi, who was in Yerwada Jail, went on a fast unto death in protest, believing that separate electorates would permanently divide the Hindu community. The Poona Pact was reached after intense negotiations, leading to an agreement that reserved seats for the Depressed Classes in the provincial and central legislatures, but they would be elected through a joint electorate, not separate ones. This increased the number of reserved seats significantly. Option A is correct. Options B (1934), C (1936), and D (1938) are incorrect as the Poona Pact was specifically signed in 1932.