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In which village did the anti-arrack movement start?

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Dubagunta

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Anantapur

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Chittoor

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Guntur

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The correct option is B Dubagunta
Arrack is low-cost liquor that is generally consumed by poor people. It was a women-led movement in Dubagunta village in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh which articulated the issue of family violence and effects of liquor consumption in a public forum.

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