Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
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What was the primary reason for framing the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in 1989?

  • To impose new laws on Dalit groups
  • To encourage the performance of caste duties
  • To assert the dominance of powerful castes in villages
  • To address the ill treatment and humiliation faced by Dalits and tribal groups (correct)
  • What led to the violent nature of the ill treatment faced by Dalits and tribal groups in the late 1970s and 1980s?

  • Refusal of Dalit groups to perform caste duties (correct)
  • Decrease in discrimination against Dalit groups
  • Increase in government funding for Dalit groups
  • Support from the government for Dalit groups
  • What was the response of the more powerful castes to the assertiveness of Dalit groups in southern India?

  • Supporting the demands of Dalit groups
  • Promoting equality for Dalit groups
  • Unleashing violence against Dalit groups (correct)
  • Seeking government protection for Dalit groups
  • Why did Dalit groups demand new laws related to violence against them?

    <p>To indicate that untouchability was still being practiced in a hideous manner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the demand for new laws by Dalit groups in India?

    <p>The violent and hideous practice of untouchability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action did Rathnam take to protest against the domination and violence of powerful castes in his village?

    <p>Filed a complaint under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the treatment faced by Dalits and tribal groups in southern India during the late 1970s and 1980s?

    <p>Acquisition of a violent nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

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