The Social Movement led by Birsa Munda is known as:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Ulgulan
Note: The name ‘Ulgulan’ for the movement led by Birsa Munda was there in Activity 8.5 of the chapter ‘Social Movements’ in the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023. This activity has been deleted from the NCERT book (2025-26), though the chapter is still there and still names Birsa Munda as the leader of a major adivasi uprising against the British.
NCERT (2025-26): “Jharkhand … Jharkhand is one of the newly formed states of India, carved out of south Bihar in the year 2000. Behind the formation of this state lies more than a century of resistance. The social movement for Jharkhand had a charismatic leader in Birsa Munda, an adivasi who led a major uprising against the British.…”
Activity 8.5, Social Movements (Pre-rationalised NCERT) |
