Question

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam and All India Dravida Munettra Kazhgam were formed after movements in ____
A.Karnataka
B.Rajasthan
C.Assam
D.Tamil Nadu

Answer 1

Hint: The roots of parties like the DMK and the AIADMK date back to a long-drawn social reform movement during the 1930s and 1940s. These parties went on to become extremely powerful in their respective regions. They started off as the Dravidian movement started by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. It was a novel idea that gathered the support of those living in fear of Brahmanical domination and stood for the aim of reviving the purity of the Dravidian race.

Complete step by step answer:
The roots of DMK are traced back to the South Indian Justice Party founded by Natesa Mudaliar in 1916. The party’s objectives included social equality and justice. It first came to power in Madras Presidency in 1920.
In August 1944, Periyar created the 'Dravidar Kazhagham' out of the Justice Party at the Salem Provincial Conference. It wasn’t a political party then, but a movement that desired an independent nation called Dravida Nadu under the Madras Presidency. It opposed Brahminical social, political, and ritual dominance, and adopted a black flag with a red circle inside it. Black signified the degradation and the red indicated the movement for upliftment.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), founded by Annadurai later split from the Dravidar Kazhagam in 1949. It entered the first election in 1957 state assembly elections where M Karunanidhi won the Kulithalai constituency. AIADMK, on the other hand, was formed by a well-known Tamil movie superstar and producer M G Ramachandran in 1972 as it split from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Soon, in 1973, it emerged as the third-largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. From February 1989 to 5 December 2016, the party was led by Jayalalitha who came to serve as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the next 6 times.

So, the correct answer is Option :

Note: DMK endorsed greater state autonomy, Dravidian nationalism in addition to its anti-Hindu opposition and social justice with an emphasis on differently-abled persons.
The policies of AIADMK were targeted at poor segments. The relationship between both parties remains tense.