In a district, a law has long made it an offence to bar women of certain communities from village councils. Over the years, protests by women's groups have also drawn public attention to the issue. A recent survey there notes that women now attend council meetings, but they are seated apart, their views are seldom recorded, and decisions are often taken in informal gatherings to which they are not invited.
The protests in the passage belong to a longer history. Against which forms of discrimination did protest movements arise in India at different periods of history?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Caste, gender and religious discrimination
Option (1) Caste, gender and religious discrimination — Correct. Protest movements arose at different periods of history against caste, gender and religious discrimination. The women's protests in the passage belong to the gender part of this history.
Option (2) Caste, gender and regional discrimination — Incorrect. Caste and gender are right, but the third form in this history of protest is religious discrimination. Regional discrimination is not one of the three.
Option (3) Class, gender and religious discrimination — Incorrect. Gender and religious discrimination are right, but the first form is caste discrimination. Class is a different basis of inequality.
Option (4) Caste, gender and linguistic discrimination — Incorrect. Caste and gender are right, but the third form in this history of protest is religious discrimination. Linguistic discrimination is not one of the three.
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