Match the groups in List - I with the identity in List - II.
| LIST-I (Groups) | LIST-II (Identity) | ||
| (A) | Dalit | (I) | Outsiders |
| (B) | Adivasi | (II) | Socially and educationally backward classes |
| (C) | Diku | (III) | Original inhabitants |
| (D) | O.B.C. | (IV) | Downtrodden |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Dalit — this matches (IV) Downtrodden. In Indian languages the term Dalit literally means ‘downtrodden’ and conveys the sense of an oppressed people; it is the term the ex-untouchable communities and their leaders coined for themselves.
(B) Adivasi — this matches (III) Original inhabitants. The term Adivasi, literally ‘original inhabitants’, was coined in the 1930s in the struggle against the colonial government and outside settlers and moneylenders.
(C) Diku — this matches (I) Outsiders. Tribal groups have waged struggles against outsiders, called ‘dikus’, and the state.
(D) O.B.C. — this matches (II) Socially and educationally backward classes. The Constitution describes groups other than the SCs and STs who suffer social disadvantage as the ‘socially and educationally backward classes’; this is the basis of the popular term ‘Other Backward Classes’ (OBCs).
NCERT (2025-26): “Untouchability … However, the ex-untouchable communities and their leaders have coined another term, ‘Dalit’, which is now the generally accepted term for referring to these groups. In Indian languages, the term Dalit literally means ‘downtrodden’ and conveys the sense of an oppressed people.…” “…These groups – which need not be based on caste alone, but generally are identified by caste – were described as the ‘socially and educationally backward classes’. This is the constitutional basis of the popular term ‘Other Backward Classes’ (OBCs), which is in common use today.…” “…In spite of the heavy odds against them and in the face of their marginalisation many tribal groups have been waging struggles against outsiders (called ‘dikus’) and the state.…” “…Like the term Dalit, the term Adivasi connotes political awareness and the assertion of rights. Literally meaning ‘original inhabitants’, the term was coined in the 1930s as part of the struggle against the intrusion by the colonial government and outside settlers and moneylenders.…” |