UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 19
Who among the following was the founder of the 'Self-Respect Movement'?
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A ('Periyar' E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker)
Explanation: E. V. Ramasamy 'Periyar' founded the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu in 1925 to challenge caste hierarchy, Brahminical dominance and gender inequality.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Periyar founded the movement.
B: B. R. Ambedkar led independent anti-caste mobilisations, but did not found it.
C: Bhaskarrao Jadhav was a non-Brahmin reformer, not its founder.
D: Dinkarrao Javalkar was a social activist, not its founder.