Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Crisis of democratic Order

Question:

In 1967 a peasant uprising took place in the Naxalbari police station area of-

Options:

Midnapur district in West Bengal

Bardhaman district in West Bengal

Darjeeling district in West Bengal

North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal

Correct Answer:

Darjeeling district in West Bengal

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Darjeeling district in West Bengal

" In 1967 a peasant uprising took place in the Naxalbari police station area of Darjeeling hills district in West Bengal under the leadership of the local cadres of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Beginning from the Naxalbari police station, the peasant movement spread to several states of India and came to be referred broadly as the Naxalite movement. In 1969, they broke off from the CPI (M) and a new party, Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML), was formed under the leadership of Charu Majumdar. It argued that democracy in India was a sham and decided to adopt a strategy of protracted guerrilla warfare in order to lead to a revolution."

Note: This question is from pre rationalised NCERT.