Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:

Name the charismatic Adivasi leader from Jharkhand who led a major uprising against the British.

Options:

Birsa Munda

Dinkar Bhasa

Chetan Bhagat

Surya Sen

Correct Answer:

Birsa Munda

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Birsa Munda

" Jharkhand is one of the newly formed states of India, carved out of south Bihar in the year 2000. Behind the formation of this state lies more than a century of resistance. The social movement for Jharkhand had a charismatic leader in Birsa Munda, an adivasi who led a major uprising against the British...."