Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Managing the balance between different social groups was difficult because each group had its own definition of swaraj, making a unified agenda nearly impossible.

Rich peasants vs. Congress leadership: Rich peasants like the Patidars joined the Civil Disobedience Movement to get revenue rates reduced. When the movement was called off in 1931 without revision of revenue, they refused to rejoin — showing that unmet economic demands broke their loyalty.

Workers vs. Industrialists: The Congress refused to include workers' demands (better wages, conditions) in its programme because it feared alienating industrialists who funded the movement. So workers largely stayed away, while industrialists too grew apprehensive after the Round Table Conference failed.

As the textbook states, "freedom from colonial rule meant different things to different people," making it impossible to satisfy all groups simultaneously without losing others.

Source: The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China / Nationalism in India, Chapter 2, Section 3.2

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• The examiner wants two specific social groups in conflict with evidence — rich peasants + workers/industrialists is the strongest pair from the passage.
• Always quote or paraphrase the textbook conclusion: "freedom meant different things to different people" — this directly answers the "why" of the question.
• Avoid vague statements; name the groups (Patidars, FICCI, workers) to show textbook knowledge.
• 3 marks = roughly 3 points: one group, second group, concluding reason — keep it tight.