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Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:

The Naxalite Movement has used force to snatch land from the rich landowners and give it to the poor and the landless. Its supporters advocated the use of violent means to achieve their political goals. In spite of the use of preventive detention and other strong measures adopted by the West Bengal government...., the Nexalite Movement did not come to an end. In later years, it spread to many other parts of the country.

(i) Why did the Naxalites prefer to use violecce?

(ii) Assess the positive role of the Naxalite Movement in spite of using violence.

(iii) Suggest any two measures to contain this movement.

Answer:

(i) Naxalities preferred to use violence because they argued that democracy in India was a sham and the legal process would not help them. So they preferred to take law in their own hands.

(ii) The Naxalite movement has used force to snatch land from the rich land owners and give it to the poor and the landless in order to enable them to meet their both ends meet as well as achieve their political goals.

(iii) (a) Government should provide the basic rights to the people of backward areas and Adivasis.

(b) Forced labour, and exploitation by money lenders must be stopped.

(c) The Government should follow constitutional norms while dealing with the Naxalities.