List of top Sociology Questions on Social Movements

Describe the features and goals of the Environmental Movements (e.g., Chipko Movement) in India.
During 1960's Banshi and his fellow peasant workers organised committees to fight back against the atrocities and oppressions of their landlords. This social movement strived to change the existing social and political arrangement. What is this kind of movement called?
Which of the following is an example of the reformist social movement?
Identify the characteristics of the New Farmer’s movement that began in the 1970s in Punjab and Tamil Nadu.
(A) Movements were regionally organised.
(B) Movements were organised by communist leaders.
(C) Movements involved farmers rather than peasants.
(D) Basic ideology of the movement was strongly anti-state and anti-urban.
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Who argued that the Bhuria Committee Report failed to recognize the complexity of the tribal institution?
Which of the following states has suffered a dilution of the tribal share of population due to industrialization?
Arrange the following statements in a correct sequence to exemplify the success
(A) By associating with appropriate causes in rural areas, like the anti-arrack movement, this Telugu newspaper was able to reach the countryside.
(B) Eenaadu was being published from 10 towns in Andhra Pradesh and its circulation accounted for 70 percent of the entire Telugu daily circulation.
(C) The newspaper launched ‘district dailies’.
(D) There were tabloid inserts or features carrying sensational news from particular districts, as well as classified advertisements from villages and small towns of the area.
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Which of the following leaders is not associated with AITUC?
Which of the following characteristics are associated with the Women's Movement of post-1947?
(A) Involvement of women in nation-building task
(B) Growth of autonomous women’s movement
(C) All women suffer discrimination at uniform level
(D) Change in ideology and organizational strategy
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The Chipko Movement is an example of:
A movement that is aimed in bringing change in the personal consciousness and actions of individual members is called:
The floods caused by the unusually heavy monsoon in the Alaknanda valley marked a turning point in the ecological history of the region. What is being referred to here?
Who is associated with the anti-caste movement in 19th century?