Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:
Select an appropriate example of a revolutionary social movement in India.
Options:
Naxalite movement
Right to Information act Movement
Narmad Bachao Andolan
Aam Admi Party.
Correct Answer:
Naxalite movement
Explanation:
Revolutionary social movements attempt to radically transform social relations, often by capturing state power. The Bolshevik revolution in Russia that deposed the Tsar to create a communist state and the Naxalite movement in India that seeks to remove oppressive landlords and state officials can be described as revolutionary movements.