2016 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper I
Question 58: History and Culture
Satya Shodhak Samaj organized
aa movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
ba temple-entry movement in Gujarat
can anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
da peasant movement in Punjab
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
Jyotiba Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in Pune in 1873 to fight caste discrimination and Brahmin domination in religious matters, and to promote education for lower castes and women. It was an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra, not a tribal movement in Bihar, a temple-entry movement in Gujarat or a peasant movement in Punjab.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) It was not a tribal upliftment movement in Bihar.
- (b) It was not a temple-entry movement in Gujarat.
- (c) Right: it was an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra.
- (d) It was not a peasant movement in Punjab.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.