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The Tebhaga movement, in which women took part along with men in the…

The Tebhaga movement, in which women took part along with men in the colonial period, took place in which region?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → Bengal

Option (1) Bengal — Correct. The Tebhaga movement took place in Bengal. Women joined men in it, one of the colonial-period rural revolts in which women took part.

Option (2) Maharashtra — Incorrect. Maharashtra was the setting of the Warli tribals' revolt against bondage. It is a different example of women's part in rural and tribal revolts.

Option (3) Bihar — Incorrect. Tebhaga took place in Bengal, so Bihar does not fit. The examples of women's part in these revolts are set in Bengal, in the Nizam's Telangana and in Maharashtra.

Option (4) Assam — Incorrect. Tebhaga took place in Bengal, so Assam does not fit. None of the colonial-period revolts that show women's participation is set in Assam.

NCERT (2026-27): “Agrarian Struggles and Revolts
It is often assumed that only middle class educated women are involved in social movements. Part of the struggle has been to remember the forgotten history of women’s participation. Women participated along with men in struggles and revolts originating in tribal and rural areas in the colonial period. The Tebhaga movement in Bengal, the Telangana arms struggle from the erstwhile Nizam’s rule, and the Warli tribal’s revolt against bondage in Maharashtra are some examples.”