SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 28

SSC CHSL - 13th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q28

Which Indian social activist and politician led the Self-Respect Movement or Dravidian Movement against Brahminism?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy.

1. E.V. Ramasamy (1879-1973) was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and the Dravidar Kazhagam (DK).

2. He led a revolt against Brahminical Hinduism and the inequities of the caste system in a society loaded with superstition and obscurantism, caste divisions and privilege.