Match the social reformer in List - I with their contribution in List - II
| LIST-I (Social Reformer) | LIST-II (Contribution) | ||
| (A) | Ayyankali | (I) | Gave the watch word 'One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men'. |
| (B) | J.G. Phule | (II) | Leader of the lower caste movement in South India |
| (C) | Periyar | (III) | Worked for Social justice for low-caste people. |
| (D) | Sri Narayana Guru | (IV) | Dalits got the freedom to walk on roads. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Ayyankali — this matches (IV) Dalits got the freedom to walk on roads. A leader of the lower castes and Dalits in Kerala, he won for Dalits the freedom to walk on public roads and for Dalit children the right to join schools.
(B) J.G. Phule — this matches (III) Worked for Social justice for low-caste people. In 1873 he founded the Satyashodhak Samaj, devoted to securing human rights and social justice for low-caste people.
(C) Periyar — this matches (II) Leader of the lower caste movement in South India. E.V. Ramasami Naickar is known as a rationalist and the leader of the lower caste movement in South India.
(D) Sri Narayana Guru — this matches (I) Gave the watch word ‘One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men’. Born in Kerala, he preached brotherhood for all and led a quiet but significant social revolution.
NCERT: Indian Society — Chapter 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change (2025-26)
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