Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:

Who argued that 'Institution of the state have been captured by elites' ?

Options:

Karl Marx

Hary Bramerman

Rajni kothari

Gail omvedt

Correct Answer:

Rajni kothari

Explanation:

In the old social movements, the role of political parties was central. Political scientist Rajni Kothari attributes the surge of social movements in India in the 1970s to people’s growing dissatisfaction with parliamentary democracy. Kothari argues that the institutions of the state have been captured by elites.