Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Question:

Name the leading Indian activist who compared disability to the 'Invisible Man'.

Options:

Anita Ghai

Anita Mitra

Mory John

Mory Ghai

Correct Answer:

Anita Ghai

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Anita Ghai

The differently abled are not ‘disabled’ only because they are physically or mentally ‘impaired’ but also because society is built in a manner that does not cater to their needs. In contrast to the struggles over Dalit, adivasi or women’s rights, the rights of the disabled have been recognised only very recently. Yet in all historical periods, in all societies there have been people who are disabled. One of the leading activists and scholars of disability in the Indian context, Anita Ghai, argues that this invisibility of the disabled can be compared to the Invisible Man of Ralph Ellison.