Consider the following pairs : Movement/Organization : Leader 1. All India Anti-Untouchability League : Mahatma Gandhi 2. All India Kisan Sabha : Swami Sahajanand Saraswati 3. Self-Respect Movement : E. V. Ramaswami Naicker Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer
Explanation
All three pairs are correctly matched: Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Anti-Untouchability League in 1932 (later renamed Harijan Sevak Sangh), Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the first president of the All India Kisan Sabha (1936), and E.V. Ramaswami Naicker initiated the Self-Respect Movement in 1925. Option (C) is the most tempting wrong choice for those who might mistakenly believe Gandhi only founded the Harijan Sevak Sangh, unaware that the Anti-Untouchability League was its original name. The core concept being tested is the identification of key leaders and their roles in major socio-political and peasant movements during the Indian national movement.
Modern Indian HistorySocial and Political Movements and their LeadersAll India Anti-Untouchability LeagueMahatma GandhiAll India Kisan SabhaSwami Sahajanand SaraswatiSelf-Respect MovementE. V. Ramaswami NaickerPeriyar