Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:

The charismatic Birsa Munda was associated with :

Options:

Punjab movement

Telangana movement

Jharkhand movement

Nagaland movement

Correct Answer:

Jharkhand movement

Explanation:

Jharkhand is one of the newly-formed states of India, carved out of south Bihar in the year 2000. Behind the formation of this state lies more than a century of resistance. The social movement for Jharkhand had a charismatic leader in Birsa Munda, an adivasi who led a major uprising against the British. After his death, Birsa became an important icon of the movement.