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SSC Selection Post 2023 PYQ — Question 43

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 28 June 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q43

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Which of the following parts of India was affected by the Kuka movement?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Punjab.

  • The Kuka Movement (also known as Namdhari Movement) was primarily active in Punjab.
  • The Kuka Movement marked the first major reaction of the people in the Punjab to the new political order initiated by the British after 1849.
  • The Namdharis were also known as “Kukas” because of their trademark style of reciting the “Gurbani” (Sayings/Teachings of the Guru).
  • Baba Ram Singh established the Namdhari sect at Bhaini Sahib on April 12, 1857, marking the start of the Kuka Movement.
  • The Movement was a response to the British annexation of the Sikh empire and the subsequent decline of Sikh sovereignty and religious practices. 
  • It was a religious and political movement aimed at reviving Sikh traditions and opposing British dominance
  • In 2014, the government of India released a commemorative stamp to highlight heroic deeds of those engaged in Kuka Movement.