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In which year did the anti-arrack movement start in Nellore?
In which year did the anti-arrack movement start in Nellore?
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The correct option is B 1992
- The anti-arrack movement started in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in 1992, and quickly spread to other parts of the state.
- The poor rural women of the district started the movement as a fight against arrack(liquor) but it soon turned into a full fledged women's movement.
- Arrack is rectified spirit, which is obtained by distilling fermented molasses.
- The anti-arrack movement started in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in 1992, and quickly spread to other parts of the state.
- The poor rural women of the district started the movement as a fight against arrack(liquor) but it soon turned into a full fledged women's movement.
- Arrack is rectified spirit, which is obtained by distilling fermented molasses.
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