Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Regional Aspirations

Question:

Which among the following leader is being credited to start the 'self-respect' movement in 1925?

Options:

Periyar

Ambedkar

Mahatma Jyotirao Phule

Kanshiram

Correct Answer:

Periyar

Explanation:

The self-respect movement was founded by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, commonly known as Periyar. It was a dynamic social movement aimed at destroying the contemporary Hindu social order in its totality and creating a new, rational society without caste, religion and god.