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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 48

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level 2022 - 7 Feb 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q48

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Where did the Tebhaga Movement, an indigenous peasant agitation, take place between 1946 and 1947?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Bengal.

Tebhaga movement

  • It was significant peasant agitation, took place in Bengal between 1946 and 1947.
  • It was initiated by the All-India Kisan Sabha of peasant front of the Communist Party of India.
  • This movement was primarily focused on sharecroppers demanding two-thirds of the crop yield (tebhaga) as their share, rather than the traditional half, from the jotedars (intermediary landowners).
  • It is remembered as a significant struggle for land rights and social justice.