Identify the odd one out from the following movements, on the basis of where they took place (India or the wider world):
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The 19th-century social reform movements
Option (1) The socialist movements world over — Incorrect. The socialist movements world over belong to the movements of the wider world that have changed the world in fundamental ways.
Option (2) The civil rights movement in the United States — Incorrect. The civil rights movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s fought for equal rights for Blacks. It is one of the world movements that changed the world in fundamental ways.
Option (3) The 19th-century social reform movements — Correct. The 19th-century social reform movements took place in India. They belong with the struggles against caste and gender discrimination and the Indian national movement. The other three are movements of the wider world.
Option (4) The anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa — Incorrect. The anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa is another movement of the wider world that changed the world in fundamental ways.
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