Consider the following statements about peasant movements:
(A) The peasants organised by the Sabhas demanded freedom from economic exploitation for all exploited classes.
(B) The Telangana movement was directed against feudal conditions in Hyderabad.
(C) The Tebhaga movement had the support of the Kisan Sabha and the CPI.
(D) The peasants organised by the Sabhas demanded remunerative prices for agricultural inputs.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B and C only
(A) The peasants organised by the Sabhas demanded freedom from economic exploitation for all exploited classes. — Correct. The Sabhas, from the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (1929) to the All India Kisan Sabha (1936), demanded freedom from economic exploitation for peasants, workers and all other exploited classes.
(B) The Telangana movement was directed against feudal conditions in Hyderabad. — Correct. The Telangana movement (1946-51) was directed against the feudal conditions in the princely state of Hyderabad. It was led by the CPI.
(C) The Tebhaga movement had the support of the Kisan Sabha and the CPI. — Correct. The Tebhaga movement (1946-47) was a struggle of sharecroppers for two-thirds of their produce. It had the support of the Kisan Sabha and the Communist Party of India (CPI).
(D) The peasants organised by the Sabhas demanded remunerative prices for agricultural inputs. — Incorrect. Remunerative prices and prices for agricultural inputs were demands of the new farmers' movements of the 1970s. The Sabhas demanded freedom from economic exploitation.
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