Chapter 8: Social Movements

What is the primary requirement for a social movement?

• Nora and her friends are planning a protest to raise awareness about climate change. They want to ensure their efforts lead to real change.

• • a) Disorganised and spontaneous protest

• • b) Sustained collective action over time

• • c) Government approval

• d) Media coverage
  

Which social movement in India was an example of an ecological movement?

• • a) Bardoli Satyagraha

• • b) Telangana Movement

• • c) Chipko Movement

• d) Tebhaga Movement
  

What was the aim of the Right to Information campaign in India?

• • a) Revolutionary change

• • b) Incremental reform of state policy

• • c) Personal transformation

• d) Industrialisation
  

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a social movement?

• • a) Organisation and leadership

• • b) Shared objectives and ideology

• • c) Complete absence of opposition

• d) Collective action against a public issue
  

What type of social movement attempts to radically transform social relations by capturing state power?

• • a) Reformist movement

• • b) Redemptive movement

• • c) Revolutionary movement

• d) Cultural movement
  

What was the central focus of the old social movements in the West?

• • a) Identity politics

• • b) Quality of life issues

• • c) Reorganisation of power relations

• d) Ecological sustainability
  

What distinguishes new social movements from old ones?

• • a) Focus on class-based exploitation

• • b) Central role of political parties

• • c) Focus on quality of life issues

• d) Revolutionary change
  

What was a significant outcome of the Chipko Movement?

• • a) Increase in industrial development

• • b) Protection of villagers’ subsistence needs

• • c) Legalisation of deforestation

• d) Reduction in women’s participation
  

Which Indian leader is associated with revolutionary change within the Ezhava community in Kerala?

• • a) Mahatma Gandhi

• • b) Jotiba Phule

• • c) Narayana Guru

• d) Dr. Ambedkar
  

Which social movement raised issues of identity and ecology simultaneously?

• • a) Naxalite Movement

• • b) Telangana Movement

• • c) Chipko Movement

• d) Tebhaga Movement