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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 47

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 1 Aug 2022 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q47

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Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

From language to cultures - there are annals about India’s diversity writ in bold. At the heart of everything we hold close is our love for food; the aroma from warm hearths wafts in the air, a heady mix of history and meals. So heady, that we often forget that food has a large carbon footprint, and the menace of ever-growing fast-food businesses that contribute the lion’s share to this problem. However, India’s rich traditional and local edible biodiversity, with its focus on home cooked food, presents a ray of hope. Indian members of Relais & Châteaux, in partnership with Slow Food International, hope to bring back our forefathers’ wisdom when it comes to eating, through the Slow Food movement, which started in the 1980s and aims to bring to the fore the connection of plate with people and the planet. Calling for the protection and promotion of traditional techniques associated with regional food cultures is Jaisal Singh, owner of SUJAN group of hotels.

In 1930, _________ led a satyagraha for the rights of untouchables’ entry to the Kalaram temple at Nasik.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Dr. BR Ambedkar  .

 

  • In 1930, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar led a satyagraha at the Kalaram Temple in Nasik, Maharashtra.

  • The purpose was to demand equal rights for Dalits (then called untouchables) to enter Hindu temples.

  • It was a non-violent protest against caste-based discrimination in religious places.

  • This movement was a major step in the Dalit rights movement in India.

  • (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya – Founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and promoter of education, but not involved in this temple entry satyagraha.

  • (C) Mahatma Gandhi – Actively opposed untouchability and led the Harijan movement, but did not lead the Kalaram Temple protest.

  • (D) M. C. Rajah – A Dalit leader and politician, but not the leader of this particular 1930 satyagraha.