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What was the primary reason for framing the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in 1989?
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?
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?
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?
Why did Dalit groups demand new laws related to violence against them?
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What led to the demand for new laws by Dalit groups in India?
What led to the demand for new laws by Dalit groups in India?
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What action did Rathnam take to protest against the domination and violence of powerful castes in his village?
What action did Rathnam take to protest against the domination and violence of powerful castes in his village?
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What characterized the treatment faced by Dalits and tribal groups in southern India during the late 1970s and 1980s?
What characterized the treatment faced by Dalits and tribal groups in southern India during the late 1970s and 1980s?
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