Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:

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. After his death Birsa became an important icon of the movement literate adivasis began to research and write about him. They disseminated information about tribal customs and cultural practices. This helped create a unified ethnic consciousness and a shared identity as Jharkhandis.

Read the passage given above and answer the question:

Tribal movements help in creating, among Jharkhandis, a sense of :-

Options:

Ethnic consciousness, shared identity

Marginalization, injustice

Tribal customs and cultural practices

Poverty, insecurity

Correct Answer:

Ethnic consciousness, shared identity

Explanation:
 The correct answer is Ethnic consciousness, shared identity.

The passage clearly states that the tribal movements played a significant role in fostering a sense of ethnic consciousness and a shared identity among Jharkhandis. This was achieved through the efforts of Birsa Munda, who became an iconic symbol of the movement, and the work of literate adivasis who documented and disseminated information about tribal customs and cultural practices.