Softy Jain

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Class 12 - Sociology
Time Allowed: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 204

Section A
1. Whose name is associated with Chipko Movement? [1]

a) Ramchandra Guha b) Anita Ghai

c) Sunderlal Bahuguna d) All of these

2. Among the following, who has written the book called The Logic and Collective Action? [1]

a) McCarthy & Zeld b) James Scott

c) Mancur Olson d) Gayle Amavett

3. Which movement requires a sustained group activity for a long time? [1]

a) Social Movement b) Cultural Movement

c) Religious movement d) Political Movement

4. When did we get rid of colonial rule? [1]

a) In 1947 b) In 1945
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c) In 1950 d) In 1948
5. Who has described the Chipko Movement in detail in the book named Unquiet Woods? [1]

a) Sahjanand Sarswati b) Sunderlal Bahuguna

c) Bhowani Sen d) Ramchandra Guha

6. Social movements can be classified into how many types? [1]

a) Three b) Two

c) Five d) Four
7. ________ social movements strive to change the existing social and political arrangements through gradual [1]
incremental steps.

a) Reformist b) Revolutionary

c) Relative deprivation d) Redemptive

8. Who has founded Satyashodhak Samaj amongst the following social reformers? [1]

a) Ambedkar b) Ayyankali

c) Jyotiba Phule d) Pariyar

9. Which of the following institution has given the right to vote to every adult citizen in India? [1]

a) Rajya Sabha b) Supreme Court

c) Indian Constitution d) Lok Sabha

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10. The movement launched by Narayana Guru in Kerala belongs to which category? [1]

a) Reformist movement b) Trobal movement

c) Redemptive movement d) Revolutionary movement

11. Which year was the biggest strike by railway employees? [1]

a) In 1974 b) In 1975

c) In 1976 d) In 1973
12. Which charismatic leader's name is associated with the social movement for Jharkhand since colonial rule? [1]

a) Madara Bhagat b) Binsu Manki

c) Birsa Munda d) Munda Vishnu

13. Who encouraged the use of Charkha to boycott foreign goods? [1]

a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Pt. Nehru

c) Sardar Patel d) Subhash Chandra Boss

14. In which state did the Naxalite movement begin? [1]

a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra

c) Bengal d) Bihar
15. What new methods are adopted in social movements now-a-days? [1]

a) Torch March b) All of these

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c) Street Plays d) Candle March

16. What was the central issue behind Tebhaga movement? [1]
17. What is transformatory movement? [1]
18. Why was Dharma Sabha formed? [1]
19. Who was Sri Narayana Guru? [1]
20. Social movements also develop distinct modes of protest. Write the names of any two distinct modes of protest. [1]
21. What were the main concerns of social reformers in the 19th century? [1]
22. At the time of Independence, we had the two most classical cases of peasant movements. Write the names of the [1]
two peasant movements.
23. What do you understand by class-based movement? [1]
24. What does the theory of resource mobilization tell us about social movements? [1]
25. Assertion (A): Social movements show the relationship between the individual and society. [1]
Reason (R): They arise because individuals and social groups seek to change their conditions.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

26. Assertion (A): Social movements are directed towards some broad goals. [1]
Reason (R): It involves long and continuous social effort and action by people.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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 c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
27. Assertion (A): Adivasis documented and disseminated information about tribal customs and cultural practices. [1]
Reason (R): This helped create a unified ethnic consciousness and a shared identity as Jharkhandis.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

28. Assertion (A): The term ideology referred to the fact that they were autonomous or independent from political [1]
parties as distinct from those women's organisations that had links with political parties.
Reason (R): There has also been greater recognition that both men and women are constrained by the dominant
gender identities.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

29. Assertion (A): There has been a great deal of concern about a model of development that creates new needs that [1]
further demand greater exploitation of the already depleted natural resources.
Reason (R): The model of development has also been appreciated for assuming that all the sections of the
people will be beneficiaries of development.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
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c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

30. Assertion (A): The issue against which the leader of the movement in Jharkhand agitated is the acquisition of [1]
land irrigation projects and firing ranges.
Reason (R): Conscious of their distinct identity and traditional autonomy the tribes were unsung of being
incorporated within the administrative machinery of Jharkhand.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

31. Assertion (A): Social movements can change society easily. [1]
Reason (R): It goes against both entrenched interests and values.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

32. Assertion (A): Farmers can be seen as a part of worldwide 'new social movements'. [1]
Reason (R): Farmers' movements have broadened their agenda and ideology and include environment and
women's issues.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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33. Assertion (A): Critics argue that a social movement is not limited by existing resources. [1]
Reason (R): McCarthy and Zald's proposed resource mobilisation theory rejected Olson's theory that social
movements are made up of individuals pursuing their self-interest.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

34. Assertion (A): Social movements of Dalits cannot be explained satisfactorily by reference to economic [1]
exploitations alone or political oppression.
Reason (R): There is a struggle for recognition as fellow human beings, self-confidence, and space for self-
determination.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
35. What is the nature of social movements? [2]
36. Name any two women organizations. Explain any one of them. [2]
37. Caste has become all too visible for the scheduled castes and tribes. Give two examples from daily life to [2]
support this statement.
38. What are Redemptive or Transformatory social movements? Give one example. [2]
39. What were the issues against which the leaders of the Jharkhand movement were agitating? [2]
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40. What do you understand by Dandi March? [2]

41. How do interest groups operate in the political area? [2]
42. What are the distinctive modes of Protest? [2]
43. Explain the theory of relative deprivation. [2]
44. What is social movement? [2]
45. What objectives did new farmers movements begin in the 1970s? [2]
46. What are counter movements? [2]
47. What were the main features of the Revolutionary movement? [2]
48. What is meant by Reformist social movements? Give one example. [2]
49. Distinguish between peasant and New Farmer's movements. [2]
50. How has the formation of AITUC made the colonial government more cautious in dealing with labour? [2]
51. What are the main features of Reformist Movements? [2]
52. What is the upper caste response to the increasing visibility of both Dalits and other backward classes? [2]
Section C
53. What were the main features of social movements which were started before the independence? [4]
54. Why were socio-reform movements started in India? [4]
Section D
55. Discuss the types of social movements. [6]
56. Write short notes on: [6]
Women’s Movement
Tribal Movements

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57. In India, it is difficult to make a clear distinction between the old and new social movements. Discuss. [6]
58. Discuss the agenda of social movements. [6]
59. What do you understand by Counter movements? [6]
60. Discuss the importance of the study of Social Movements for sociology. [6]
61. Explain the famous tribal movement which resulted in the formation of a separate state. [6]
62. Discuss the caste based social movement in India- Dalit Movements. [6]
63. How did the social reform movements change the mindset of people in the 19th and 20th centuries? [6]
64. Are ecological movements new or old social movements? Explain the above using the Chipko Movement as an [6]
example.
65. Describe the history of Dalit movements. [6]
66. Describe the second phase of India women's movement started in 1970. [6]
67. Write short notes about the Women’s Movement. [6]
68. Illustrate the importance of social movement. [6]
69. What were the conditions required in India to start a social reform movement? [6]
70. The 70s also witnessed the emergence of the ‘autonomous’ women’s movement. During the mid 70s, many [6]
educated women took to radical, active politics, and simultaneously promoted an analysis of women’s issues.
Groups of women came together in many cities.
Source: Ilina Sen “Women’s Politics in India” in ed. Maitrayee Chaudhuri Feminism in India (Women
Unlimited/Kali, New Delhi, 2004) PP. 187-210.
i. What were the main concerns of social reformers in the 19th century?
ii. Who started the first school for girls in India?
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71. When Raja Rammohun Roy campaigned against sati and formed the Brahmo Samaj, defenders of sati formed [6]
Dharma Sabha and petitioned the British not to legislate against sati. When reformers demanded education for
girls, many protested that this would be disastrous for society.
i. Why was Dharma Sabha formed?
ii. Who formed Dharm Shabha?
72. The Tebhaga movement was led by the share croppers of the Bengal region against the oppressive jotedars in [6]
1946-47. The uprising was due to the share cropping system that prevailed in the Bengal.
i. What was the central issue behind Tebhaga movement?
ii. Who were jotedars?
73. In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India which was called the second phase of [6]
the Indian women’s movement. There was the growth of what is termed as the autonomous women’s
movements.
i. How can these movements be called autonomous?
ii. Write about any one ideological change that was noticed in the autonomous women’s movement.
74. A redemptive social movement aims to bring about a change in the personal consciousness and actions of its [6]
individual members. For instance, people in the Ezhava community in Kerala were led by Narayana Guru to
change their social practices.
i. What is transformatory movement?
ii. What do you know about Reformist social movements?
75. Read the passage given and answer the questions: [6]

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The following observations were made by G.B. Pant during a speech that moved the constitution of the Advisory
Committee on fundamental rights, minorities, etc. "We have to take particular care of the Depressed Classes, the
Scheduled Castes, and the Backward Classes... we must do all we can to bring them up to the general level... the
strength of the chain is measured by the weakest link of it and so until every link is fully revitalized, we will not
have a healthy body politic. Recent years have seen renewed debate about the States' decisions on reservation to
this section."
i. Based on the passage above, who are referred to as the weakest link of society?
ii. Why should and how can this weakest link be fully revitalized?
iii. Define secularisation of caste.

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