Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I Types of Social Movements | LIST-II Example of Social Movements | ||
| A. | Redemptive social movement | I. | Movement for the reorganisation of Indian states on the basis of language |
| B. | Reformist social movement | II. | Ezhava movement in Kerala |
| C. | Revolutionary social movement | III. | Tebhaga movement in Bengal |
| D. | Peasant movement | IV. | Bolshevik movement in Russia |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(A) Redemptive social movement — this matches (II) Ezhava movement in Kerala. A redemptive movement aims to change the personal consciousness and actions of its own members. Narayana Guru led the Ezhavas to change their social practices.
(B) Reformist social movement — this matches (I) Movement for the reorganisation of Indian states on the basis of language. A reformist movement changes the existing arrangements through gradual, step-by-step change, within the system, as the movement for linguistic states did, which the States Reorganisation Commission accepted in 1956.
(C) Revolutionary social movement — this matches (IV) Bolshevik movement in Russia. A revolutionary movement tries to transform social relations completely, often by capturing state power, as in the Bolshevik revolution in Russia.
(D) Peasant movement — this matches (III) Tebhaga movement in Bengal. The Tebhaga movement (1946-47) was a struggle of sharecroppers for two-thirds of their produce instead of the customary half.
NCERT (2025-26): “8.3 Types of Social Movements … There are different kinds of social movements. They can be classified as: (i) redemptive or transformatory; (ii) reformist; and (iii) revolutionary. A redemptive social movement aims to bring about a change in the personal consciousness and actions of its individual members. For instance, people in the Ezhava community in Kerala were led by Narayana Guru to change their social practices. Reformist social movements strive to change the existing social and political arrangements through gradual, incremental steps. The 1960s movement for the reorganisation of Indian states on the basis of language and the recent Right to Information campaign are examples of reformist movements. 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.… Peasant Movements … At the time of Independence, we had the two most classical cases of peasant movements, namely the Tebhaga movement (1946–47) and the Telangana movement (1946–51). The first was a struggle of sharecroppers in Bengal in North Bihar for two thirds share of their produce instead of the customary half.…” |