{"id":61832,"date":"2024-04-20T08:44:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T08:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=61832"},"modified":"2024-04-20T08:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T08:44:53","slug":"the-khalistan-movement-of-the-1980s-demanded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-khalistan-movement-of-the-1980s-demanded\/","title":{"rendered":"The Khalistan Movement of the 1980s demanded:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9795a0c2571\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    An independent Sikh state                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Greater autonomy for Punjab                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Recognition of Sikhism as a separate religion                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Economic reforms                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>a) An independent Sikh state<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Khalistan movement was a Sikh nationalist movement that sought to create an independent Sikh state called Khalistan in the Punjab region of India. The movement was launched in the 1970s and gained momentum in the 1980s. 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The Khalistan movement was largely unsuccessful, but it did lead to a period of violence and unrest in Punjab.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option b) is not correct because the Khalistan movement did not demand greater autonomy for Punjab. In fact, the movement demanded independence for Punjab.<\/li>\n<li>Option c) is not correct because the Khalistan movement did not demand recognition of Sikhism as a separate religion. Sikhism is already recognized as a separate religion in India.<\/li>\n<li>Option d) is not correct because the Khalistan movement did not demand economic reforms. The movement was primarily concerned with the creation of an independent Sikh state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[991],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Khalistan Movement of the 1980s demanded:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-khalistan-movement-of-the-1980s-demanded\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Khalistan Movement of the 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