Match List-I (Member) with List-II (View).List-IList-II(A) Dakshayani…

Match List-I (Member) with List-II (View).

List-I	List-II
(A) Dakshayani Velayudhan	(I) Said that his people had been suppressed for thousands of years
(B) J. Nagappa	(II) Asked for the moral safeguard and the immediate removal of social disabilities
(C) K.J. Khanderkar	(III) Argued that transferring some functions to the states would make the Centre stronger
(D) K. Santhanam	(IV) Pointed out that the Depressed Castes formed between 20 and 25 per cent of the population

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Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Dakshayani Velayudhan	(II) Asked for the moral safeguard and the immediate removal of social disabilities	Dakshayani Velayudhan from Madras did not want all kinds of safeguards. She asked for the moral safeguard and the immediate removal of the social disabilities of the Harijans.
(B) J. Nagappa	(IV) Pointed out that the Depressed Castes formed between 20 and 25 per cent of the population	J. Nagappa from Madras argued that the Depressed Castes were not a minority in number, since they formed between 20 and 25 per cent of the total population.
(C) K.J. Khanderkar	(I) Said that his people had been suppressed for thousands of years	K.J. Khanderkar of the Central Provinces told the Assembly that his people had been suppressed for thousands of years, so that neither their minds nor their bodies worked.
(D) K. Santhanam	(III) Argued that transferring some functions to the states would make the Centre stronger	K. Santhanam spoke for the rights of the states. He held that relieving the Centre of some functions would make the Centre stronger.

NCERT (2026-27): “3.3 “We were suppressed for thousands of years” …
Nagappa pointed out that numerically the Depressed Castes were not a minority: they formed between 20 and 25 per cent of the total population. Their suffering was due to their systematic marginalisation, not their numerical insignificance. They had no access to education, no share in the administration. Addressing the assembly, K.J. Khanderkar of the Central Provinces said:”

“We were suppressed for thousands of years. ... suppressed... to such an extent that neither our minds nor our bodies and now even our hearts work, nor are we able to march forward. …”

“Dakshayani Velayudhan from Madras, argued: What we want is not all kinds of safeguards. It is the moral safeguard which gives protection to the underdogs of this country ... I refuse to believe that seventy million Harijans are to be considered as a minority ... what we want is the ... immediate removal of our social disabilities.’ …”