Match List-I (Member) with List-II (Words spoken).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Jaipal Singh | (I) We were suppressed for thousands of years. |
| (B) J. Nagappa | (II) It is the moral safeguard which gives protection to the underdogs. |
| (C) K.J. Khanderkar | (III) We are willing to mix with you. |
| (D) Dakshayani Velayudhan | (IV) We know how to assert ourselves. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Jaipal Singh | (III) We are willing to mix with you. | Jaipal Singh pleaded for breaking the distance between tribals and the rest of society. He told the others that the tribals were willing to mix with them. |
| (B) J. Nagappa | (IV) We know how to assert ourselves. | J. Nagappa of Madras said the Depressed Castes would suffer no more and knew how to assert themselves. |
| (C) K.J. Khanderkar | (I) We were suppressed for thousands of years. | K.J. Khanderkar of the Central Provinces told the Assembly his people were suppressed for thousands of years. |
| (D) Dakshayani Velayudhan | (II) It is the moral safeguard which gives protection to the underdogs. | Dakshayani Velayudhan of Madras wanted not all kinds of safeguards but the moral safeguard and the removal of social disabilities. |
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 “We will need much more than this Resolution” … “Some members of the Depressed Castes emphasised that the problem of the “Untouchables” could not be resolved through protection and safeguards alone. Their disabilities were caused by the social norms and the moral values of caste society. Society had used their services and labour but kept them at a social distance, refusing to mix with them or dine with them or allow them entry into temples. “We have been suffering, but we are prepared to suffer no more,” said J. Nagappa from Madras. “We have realised our responsibilities. We know how to assert ourselves.”” “Nagappa pointed out that numerically the Depressed Castes were not a minority: they formed between 20 and 25 per cent of the total population. Their suffering was due to their systematic marginalisation, not their numerical insignificance. They had no access to education, no share in the administration. Addressing the assembly, K.J. Khanderkar of the Central Provinces said:” “We were suppressed for thousands of years. ... suppressed... to such an extent that neither our minds nor our bodies and now even our hearts work, nor are we able to march forward. This is the position.” “Dakshayani Velayudhan from Madras, argued: What we want is not all kinds of safeguards. It is the moral safeguard which gives protection to the underdogs of this country ... I refuse to believe that seventy million Harijans are to be considered as a minority ... what we want is the ... immediate removal of our social disabilities.’ …” |