Indian Nationalist Movements Leaders
Question
Consider the following pairs:
Movement/Organization : Leader
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Options
1 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
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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