Match List-I (Movement) with List-II (Aim or method).List-IList-II(A)…

Match List-I (Movement) with List-II (Aim or method).

List-I	List-II
(A) Working class movements in the capitalist west	(I) Establishing new kinds of states and societies
(B) Socialist movements of the same period	(II) Wresting better wages and social security from the state
(C) The Right to Information campaign	(III) Changing existing arrangements through gradual steps
(D) The Naxalite movement in India	(IV) Removing oppressive landlords and state officials

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Working class movements in the capitalist west	(II) Wresting better wages and social security from the state	Working class movements in the capitalist west pressed the state for better wages, living conditions, social security, free schooling and health security.
(B) Socialist movements of the same period	(I) Establishing new kinds of states and societies	In the same period, socialist movements went further and set out to establish new kinds of states and societies.
(C) The Right to Information campaign	(III) Changing existing arrangements through gradual steps	The Right to Information campaign is a reformist movement. It changes existing social and political arrangements through gradual, incremental steps.
(D) The Naxalite movement in India	(IV) Removing oppressive landlords and state officials	The Naxalite movement is revolutionary. It seeks to remove oppressive landlords and state officials, aiming at a radical change in social relations.

NCERT (2026-27): “Reformist, Redemptive, Revolutionary …
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.”

“Working class movements in the capitalist west were wresting better wages, better living conditions, social security, free schooling and health security from the state. That was also a period when socialist movements were establishing new kinds of states and societies. …”

Match List-I (Movement) with List-II (Aim or method).

List-I	List-II
(A) Working class movements in the capitalist west	(I) Establishing new kinds of states and societies
(B) Socialist movements of the same period	(II) Wresting better wages and social security from the state
(C) The Right to Information campaign	(III) Changing existing arrangements through gradual steps
(D) The Naxalite movement in India	(IV) Removing oppressive landlords and state officials

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Working class movements in the capitalist west	(II) Wresting better wages and social security from the state	Working class movements in the capitalist west pressed the state for better wages, living conditions, social security, free schooling and health security.
(B) Socialist movements of the same period	(I) Establishing new kinds of states and societies	In the same period, socialist movements went further and set out to establish new kinds of states and societies.
(C) The Right to Information campaign	(III) Changing existing arrangements through gradual steps	The Right to Information campaign is a reformist movement. It changes existing social and political arrangements through gradual, incremental steps.
(D) The Naxalite movement in India	(IV) Removing oppressive landlords and state officials	The Naxalite movement is revolutionary. It seeks to remove oppressive landlords and state officials, aiming at a radical change in social relations.