Match the social movements listed in List - I with the types in List - II.
| LIST-I (Name of the Movement) | LIST-II (Category) | ||
| (A) | Tebhaga movement | (I) | Reform movement |
| (B) | Adi Dharma movement | (II) | Dalit movement |
| (C) | Naxalite movement | (III) | Revolutionary movement |
| (D) | Right to Information | (IV) | Peasant movement |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
(A) Tebhaga movement — this matches (IV) Peasant movement. It was one of the two classical peasant movements at the time of Independence: a struggle of sharecroppers in Bengal for two-thirds share of their produce instead of the customary half.
(B) Adi Dharma movement — this matches (II) Dalit movement. This movement in Punjab is one of the Dalit movements that share a common quest for equality, self-dignity and eradication of untouchability.
(C) Naxalite movement — this matches (III) Revolutionary movement. Revolutionary movements attempt to radically transform social relations, and the Naxalite movement seeks to remove oppressive landlords and state officials.
(D) Right to Information — this matches (I) Reform movement. Reformist movements change the existing social and political arrangements through gradual, incremental steps, and the Right to Information campaign is an example of one.
NCERT (2025-26): “Peasant Movements … At the time of Independence, we had the two most classical cases of peasant movements, namely the Tebhaga movement (1946–47) and the Telangana movement (1946–51). The first was a struggle of sharecroppers in Bengal in North Bihar for two thirds share of their produce instead of the customary half.…” “…Notwithstanding differences in the nature of Dalit movements and the meaning of identity, … there has been a common quest for equality, self-dignity and eradication of untouchability (Shah 2001:194). This can be seen in the Satnami Movement of the Chamars in the Chattisgarh plains in eastern MP, Adi Dharma Movement in Punjab, the Mahar Movement in Maharashtra, the socio-political mobilisation among the Jatavas of Agra and the Anti-Brahman Movement in south India.…” “8.3 Types of Social Movements … There are different kinds of social movements. They can be classified as: (i) redemptive or transformatory; (ii) reformist; and (iii) revolutionary. A redemptive social movement aims to bring about a change in the personal consciousness and actions of its individual members. For instance, people in the Ezhava community in Kerala were led by Narayana Guru to change their social practices. Reformist social movements strive to change the existing social and political arrangements through gradual, incremental steps. The 1960s movement for the reorganisation of Indian states on the basis of language and the recent Right to Information campaign are examples of reformist movements. Revolutionary social movements attempt to radically transform social relations, often by capturing state power. The Bolshevik revolution in Russia that deposed the Tsar to create a communist state and the Naxalite movement in India that seeks to remove oppressive landlords and state officials can be described as revolutionary movements.…” |