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Consider the following pairs:
Movement/Organisation 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
▶ Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3
Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Anti-Untouchability League in 1932 to eradicate untouchability. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the founder and a prominent leader of the All India Kisan Sabha, established in 1936 to advocate for peasant rights. E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, also known as Periyar, founded the Self-Respect Movement in 1925 to challenge the caste system and promote rationalism and equality.
Source: UPSC gs1 2019