Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Recent Developments in Indian Politics

Question:

Read the passage and answer the question:

The 1980s also saw the rise of political organisation of the Dalits. In 1978 BAMCEF was formed. This organisation was not an ordinary trade union of government employees. It took a strong position in favour of political power to the ‘bahujan’ – the SC, ST, OBC and minorities. It was out of this that the subsequent Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti and later the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) emerged under the leadership of Kanshi Ram. The BSP began as a small party supported largely by Dalit voters in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. But in 1989 and the 1991 elections, it achieved a breakthrough in Uttar Pradesh. This was the first time in independent India that a political party supported mainly by Dalit voters had achieved this kind of political success.

What does BAMCEF stand for?

Options:

Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation

Backwards and Muslim Communities Employees Federation

Backwards and Muslim Communities Employment Federation

Backward and Minority Communities Employment Federation

Correct Answer:

Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation

In 1978, the Backward and Minority Classes Employees Federation (BAMCEF) was formed.