MCQ Questions for Class 12 Political Science Chapter 7 Rise of Popular Movements

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Chapter 7 Rise of Popular Movements Class 12 Political Science MCQ Questions

1. What was the reason behind the beginning of the Chipko movement in Uttarakhand?
(a) Villagers were not allowed to cut trees for agricultural tools.
(b) Forest department allotted the land to sports manufacturer for commercial use.
(c) Villagers demanded the control over natural resources.
(d) All of the above
▶ (a) Villagers were not allowed to cut trees for agricultural tools.

2. What independent social movements arose during the colonial period?
(a) Anti-caste movement.
(b) Kisan sabhas.
(c) Trade union movement.
(d) All of the above.
▶ (d) All of the above.

3. What was the main cause of disillusionment among sections of society in the 1970s and 1980s?
(a) Failure of the Janata experiment
(b) Political instability
(c) Economic policies of the state
(d) All of the above
▶ (d) All of the above

4. Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan started in 1990 in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Maharashtra
► (a) Rajasthan

5. Dalit Panthers is a:
(a) Social Organisation.
(b) Student federation.
(c) Dalit Militant Organisaiton.
(d) Pressure Group.
► (a) Social Organisation.

6. Why were voluntary organisations called ‘non-party political formations’?
(a) Because they did not contest elections at the local or regional level
(b) Because they did not support any one political party
(c) Because they believed in politics but not through political parties
(d) All of the above
► (d) All of the above

7. Who led the Narmada Bachao Andolan?
(a) Medha Patkar
(b) Rajni Sharma
(c) Shabana Azmi
(d) Meera Kumar
► (a) Medha Patkar

8. In which year All India Kisan Sabha was established?
(a) 1930
(b) 1936
(c) 1940
(d) 1950
► (b) 1936

9. Which militant organisation of the Dalit youth was formed in Maharashtra in 1972 as a part of these assertions?
(a) Dalit Liberation Front
(b) Dalit Panthers
(c) Dalit Resistance Movement
(d) Dalit Revolutionaries
► (b) Dalit Panthers

10. When did the government pass laws to abolish the practice of untouchability in India?
(a) 1940s
(b) 1950s
(c) 1960s
(d) 1970s
► (c) 1960s

11. What did the Dalit Panthers resort to for the assertion of Dalits’ rights?
(a) Electoral politics
(b) Legal mechanisms
(c) Mass action
(d) None of the above
► (c) Mass action

12. What was the focus of the sustained agitations by the Dalit Panthers?
(a) Fighting against the discrimination faced by Dalit women
(b) Getting Dalits elected to positions of power
(c) Fighting increasing atrocities on Dalits
(d) Fighting for land reform for Dalits
► (c) Fighting increasing atrocities on Dalits

13. What did the comprehensive law passed by the government in 1989 provide for?
(a) Reservation of seats in the Parliament for Dalits
(b) Economic and social reform for Dalits
(c) Rigorous punishment for atrocities against Dalits
(d) Abolishment of the caste system
► (c) Rigorous punishment for atrocities against Dalits

14. What organisation took over the space left by the Dalit Panthers after their decline?
(a) The Republican Party of India
(b) The Backward and Minority Communities’ Employees Federation (BAMCEF)
(c) Swaraj Party
(d) The Bharatiya Janata Party
► (b) The Backward and Minority Communities’ Employees Federation (BAMCEF)

15. What were the farmers protesting against in Meerut in 1988?
(a) Increase in water rates
(b) Increase in electricity rates
(c) Increase in fertilizer rates
(d) Increase in seed rates
► (b) Increase in electricity rates

16. What was the name of the organization of farmers from western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana regions, which was one of the leading organizations in the farmers’ movement of the eighties?
(a) Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)
(b) Indian Farmers Association (IFA)
(c) All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)
(d) Kisan Sabha of India (KSI)
► (a) Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)

17. Where Anti-Arrack Movement was started?
(a) Haryana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu
► (b) Andhra Pradesh

18. What was the main issue that led to the crisis in the cash crop market in the 1980s?
(a) Lack of government support for the farmers
(b) Overproduction of cash crops
(c) Decrease in demand for cash crops
(d) The beginning of the process of liberalisation of Indian economy
► (d) The beginning of the process of liberalisation of Indian economy

19. What was the main debate that came alive once again in the 1980s due to economic policies of liberalisation?
(a) Industry vs agriculture
(b) Urbanisation vs rural development
(c) Privatisation vs nationalisation
(d) Globalisation vs localisation
► (a) Industry vs agriculture

20. What was the significance of caste linkages in the mobilisation of farmers by the BKU?
(a) BKU members belonged to different castes, which helped in bringing together farmers from different social backgrounds
(b) Caste panchayats of different castes were used to unite farmers over economic issues
(c) Caste linkages were not relevant in the mobilisation of farmers by the BKU
(d) None of the above
► (b) Caste panchayats of different castes were used to unite farmers over economic issues

21. One of the most successful social movement of eighties was
(a) farmer’s movement
(b) anti-arrack movement
(c) movement for right to information
(d) fish worker’s movement
► (a) farmer’s movement

22. What is the cause of concern among women in a village in Dubagunta, Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Lack of education among women
(b) High cost of living
(c) Consumption of arrack by men in their families
(d) Absence of job opportunities for women
► (c) Consumption of arrack by men in their families

23. How did the movement against arrack spread in Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Through government intervention
(b) Through formal organisations
(c) Through spontaneous local initiatives
(d) Through social media
► (c) Through spontaneous local initiatives

24. The non-political organization ‘Bharatiya Kisan Union’ was formed by
(a) Brinda Karat
(b) George Fernandes
(c) Mahendra Singh Tikait
(d) Sanal Edamaruku
► (c) Mahendra Singh Tikait