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SSC Selection Post 2020 PYQ — Question 31

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level 2020 - 9 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q31

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Who among the following organised the Harijan Sevak Sangh as a part of his constructive programme for the removal of untouchability?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Mahatma Gandhi.

  • Harijan Sevak Sangh was a part of Mahatma Gandhi's constructive programme for the eradication of untouchability.
  • The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh is an independent, national-level, non-profit, voluntary organization, also referred to as the All India Anti-Untouchability League.
  • It was founded on 30 September 1932, in the aftermath of Mahatma Gandhi’s epic fast at Yerwada Jail, Pune, which led to the historic Poona Pact. 
  • Alongside its founding, Gandhi also started a new weekly paper titled “Harijan”, which became a platform for social reform and advocacy.