Which of the following statements on women in social movements are co…

Which of the following statements on women in social movements are correct?

(A) It is often assumed that only middle class educated women join social movements.
(B) Part of the struggle has been to bring back the forgotten history of women's participation.
(C) Women joined men in tribal and rural revolts in the colonial period.
(D) The Tebhaga movement took place in Maharashtra.
(E) The Warli tribals revolted against bondage in Telangana.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and C only

(A) It is often assumed that only middle class educated women join social movements. — Correct. It is often assumed that only middle class educated women take part in social movements.

(B) Part of the struggle has been to bring back the forgotten history of women's participation. — Correct. Part of the struggle has been to recall the forgotten history of women's participation.

(C) Women joined men in tribal and rural revolts in the colonial period. — Correct. In the colonial period women took part along with men in revolts that began in tribal and rural areas.

(D) The Tebhaga movement took place in Maharashtra. — Incorrect. The Tebhaga movement took place in Bengal. Maharashtra was the setting of the Warli revolt.

(E) The Warli tribals revolted against bondage in Telangana. — Incorrect. The Warli tribals revolted against bondage in Maharashtra. Telangana saw an arms struggle against the Nizam's rule.

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.”