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Q6·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2019

Indian Nationalist Movements Leaders

HistoryIndian National MovementMatching pairsMediumStatic

Question

Consider the following pairs:

Movement/Organization : Leader

1All India Anti-Untouchability League : Mahatma Gandhi
2All India Kisan Sabha : Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
3Self-Respect Movement : E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Options

a

1 only

b

1 and 2 only

c

2 and 3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Answer

Explanation

All three pairs are correctly matched. Pair 1: Gandhi founded and led the All India Anti-Untouchability League in 1932 as part of his campaign against untouchability. Pair 2: Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was one of the founders and prominent leader of the All India Kisan Sabha (established 1936), which fought for peasant rights and against landlord oppression. Pair 3: E. V. Ramaswami Naicker (Periyar) founded and led the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu, which challenged Brahminical orthodoxy and untouchability. All three pairings are accurate representations of leadership roles. > Gandhi-Anti-Untouchability, Swami Sahajanand-Kisan Sabha, Periyar-Self-Respect Movement. Answer: d.

Question details

Year

2019

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q6

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Indian National Movement

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History - Modern India

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