Which of the following were among the issues against which the leaders of the movement in Jharkhand agitated?
(A) Acquisition of land for large irrigation projects and firing ranges
(B) Survey and settlement operations
(C) Collection of loans, rent and cooperative dues
(D) Privatisation of forest produce
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and C only
(A) Acquisition of land for large irrigation projects and firing ranges — Correct. Taking land for large irrigation projects and firing ranges was one of the issues the leaders fought against.
(B) Survey and settlement operations — Correct. Survey and settlement operations were opposed too. They were held up and their camps were closed down.
(C) Collection of loans, rent and cooperative dues — Correct. The collection of loans, rent and cooperative dues was resisted by the movement.
(D) Privatisation of forest produce — Incorrect. The leaders boycotted the nationalisation of forest produce. Privatisation of forest produce was never one of their issues.
NCERT (2026-27): “Jharkhand … “acquisition of land for large irrigation projects and firing ranges; survey and settlement operations, which were held up, camps closed down, etc. collection of loans, rent and cooperative dues, which were resisted; nationalisation of forest produce which they boycotted” |