Q1: The ‘Tebhega’ movement of 1946 is associated with which among the following current states of India?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Bihar
4. Odisha
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Tebhaga Movement: The Tebhaga Movement, which occurred in 1946-47, was led by sharecroppers in the Bengal region. The movement aimed to challenge the oppressive practices of the jotedars, who were the landlords and landowners. Sharecroppers demanded a more equitable distribution of agricultural produce and an increased share of the harvest. The movement was a significant struggle for land and labor rights during the post-independence period.
Q2: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Tana Bhagats is a tribal community found in Jharkhand.
2. Tana Bhagat movement was started in 1912 by Jatra Tana Bhagat of Chingri Navatoli
3. Tana Bhagats are followers of Mahatma Gandhi and believe in Ahimsa (Non-violence).
Choose the correct option from the codes below:
1. 3 Only
2. 2 & 3 Only
3. 1, 2 & 3
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The first statement is correct because Tana Bhagats are a tribal community found in Jharkhand. The second statement is correct, and the third statement is also correct as Tana Bhagats believe in Ahimsa (Non-violence).
Q3: After the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793, where did the Santhals relocate their settlement?
1. Near Nilgiri Hill
2. Near Rajmahal Hill
3. Near Satpura hill
4. Near Vindhya hill
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Answer: 2
Explanation: After the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793, the Santhals relocated their settlement in the plains of the Rajmahal hills.
Q4: What did the Santhals call the outsiders?
1. Chenchus
2. Kayali
3. Diku
4. Damin
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Santhals used to call the outsiders (Police, Money-lenders, revenue officers, landlords) by the name Diku.
Q5: What was the settlement colony of the Santhals known as?
1. Damin-i-Riyasat
2. Amir-i-Koh
3. Damin-i-Koh
4. Amir-i-Mandi
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The settlement colony of the Santhals, known as Damin-i-Koh, was situated in present-day Jharkhand. This region was significant in the context of the Santhal Rebellion and the struggle of the Santhal community against various forms of exploitation.
Q6: What was the symbol of the Santhal rebellion?
1. Arrows and Bow.
2. Plough
3. Hammer
4. Sal tree
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The symbol of the Santhal Rebellion was a Sal tree. It was considered an ideogram of unity and strength for the Santhal community during their uprising.
Q7: In which year did the Santhal rebellion start?
1. 1855
2. 1859
3. 1860
4. 1861
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Santhal Rebellion, also known as Santhal Hool, commenced in the year 1855. This rebellion was a response to several grievances faced by the Santhal community, including corrupt money-lending practices by Mahajans, forced labor, and the forceful conversion of religion by Christian Missionaries. Sidhu and Kanhu, along with other associates, played a leading role in the rebellion.
Q8: Who among the following were associated with the Santals’ rebellion?
Sidhu
Kanhu
Chand
Bhairav
Choose the correct option:
1. 1 & 2
2. 1, 2 & 3
3. 2, 3 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 4
Explanation: In the year 1855, the Santhal rebellion was started, and it was led by Sidhu and Kanhu. The other associates included Chand, Bhairav, Birsingh, and Doman Majhi.
Q9: What were the results of the Santhal rebellion?
1. End of British rule in the area from Bhagalpur to Munger
2. Sidhu and Kanhu were hanged
3. Demolition of 36 Santhal villages
4. Santhal Pargana was created
Choose the correct option:
1. 1 & 2
2. 1 & 3
3. 1, 3 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The results of the Santhal rebellion of 1855 were the end of British rule in the area from Bhagalpur to Munger, the execution of Sidhu and Kanhu, demolition of 36 Santhal villages, and the creation of Santhal Pargana for the Santhals.
Q10: In which year was the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act passed?
1. 1855
2. 1858
3. 1860
4. 1876
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Answer: 4
Explanation: To ensure the protection of the Santhal community, the British passed the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act in the year 1876. This act aimed to safeguard the land rights and interests of the Santhals in the region.
Q11: Who was the first European Indigo planter to enter Bengal?
1. Louis Hamilton
2. Louis Bonnard
3. Dan Jarvis
4. John Shore
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Louis Bonnard was the first European Indigo planter to enter Bengal in the year 1777.
Q12: Who was the first to set up the Indigo factory in India?
1. Louis Bonnard
2. Louis Hamilton
3. Dan Jarvis
4. Carel Blume
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Carel Blume was the first to set up an Indigo factory in India (Near Hooghly, Bengal) in the year 1779.
Q13: Who was the writer of the Nil Darpan?
1. Michael Madhusudan Dutta
2. Dinabandhu Mitra
3. Girish Chandra Ghosh
4. Ramratan Roy
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Nil Darpan was written by Dinabandhu Mitra and was published in the year 1860. The book depicts the Indigo revolt.
Q14: Who among the following translated Nil Darpan into English?
1. Michael Madhusudan Dutta
2. Girish Chandra Ghosh
3. Reverend James Long
4. Louis Bonnard
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Michael Madhusudan Dutta translated Nil Darpan into English. The English version was published by Reverend James Long. Long was charged with sedition and sentenced for this reason.
Q15: Indigo revolt started in which year?
1. 1850
2. 1852
3. 1859
4. 1860
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Answer: 3
Explanation: In the year 1859, the Indigo revolt started in Chaugacha village of Nadia in Bengal. The main reason for the revolt was that the British forced the farmers for Indigo plantation as the demand for blue dye in Europe was high. The farmers faced a huge loss and eventually, their revolt started.
Q16: Who among the following were associated with the Indigo Revolt?
1. Bishnucharan Biswas
2. Digambar Biswas
3. Mahesh Banerjee
4. Rafiq Mondal
Choose the correct option:
1. 1 & 2
2. 1, 2 & 3
3. 1, 3 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 4
Explanation: In the year 1859, the Indigo revolt started in Chaugacha village of Nadia in Bengal. The participants in this revolt were Bishnucharan Biswas, Digambar Biswas, Mahesh Banerjee, Rafiq Mondal, Kader Mollah, etc.
Q17: Which among the following newspapers/magazines depicted the exploitation of Indigo planters?
1. Samachar Darpan
2. Samachar Chandrika
3. Tattobodhini Patrika
4. Hindu Patriot
Choose the correct option:
1. 1 & 2
2. 1 & 3
3. 2 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The exploitation of Indigo planters was depicted by Samachar Darpan (Marshman), Samachar Chandrika (Bhabani Charan Bandyopadhyay), Tattobodhini Patrika (Devendranath Tagore), and Hindu Patriot (Harish Chandra Mukherjee).
Q18: Which of the following acts was passed to suppress the Indigo revolt?
1. Act XI 1860
2. Act XI 1855
3. Act V 1850
4. Act V 1855
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Act XI was passed in the year 1860 to suppress the Indigo revolt. Sir John Peter Grant was appointed to investigate the reason for the Indigo revolt.
Q19: Indigo commission was appointed in which year?
1. 1855
2. 1856
3. 1859
4. 1860
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Answer: 4
Explanation: In the year 1860, the government appointed the Indigo commission. The initiative was taken by Nawab Nawab Abdul Latif. The Indigo Act was passed in the year 1862 to protect the planters from exploitation.
Q20: Who among the following was the writer of the book The Blue Mutiny?
1. Leo Tolstoy
2. Blair B. Kling
3. Martin Luther King Jr.
4. Michael Madhusudan Dutta
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Blue Mutiny is a book written by Blair B. Kling that delves into the disturbances related to indigo plantations and the revolt that began in 1855. It provides historical insights into the indigo industry and the repercussions of the revolt on British colonial rule in India.
Q21: Bengal Tenancy Act was passed in which year?
1. 1860
2. 1865
3. 1885
4. 1889
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Bengal Tenancy Act of 1885 was a significant piece of legislation in British India. According to this act, peasants had occupancy rights to land if they had held the same land for a period of at least twelve years within the same village. This act aimed to provide security to the tenant farmers in Bengal by restricting the rights of landlords to enhance their rent or evict tenants arbitrarily.
Q22: Pabna Peasant Uprising was started in which year?
1. 1870
2. 1873
3. 1876
4. 1880
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Pabna Peasant Uprising began in the year 1873 and continued until 1876. It took place in the Bengal region and was primarily directed against the oppressive practices of the landlords. Ishan Chandra Roy emerged as a leader of this uprising, which sought to challenge the exploitative conditions faced by peasants.
Q23: The Deccan riots affected which among the following places of Maharashtra?
1. Poona
2. Ahmednagar
3. Sholapur
4. Satara
Choose the correct option:
1. 1 & 2
2. 1, 2 & 3
3. 2, 3 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 4
Explanation: : The Deccan Riots of 1875 were a peasant movement that initially focused on protesting against moneylenders. Over time, it evolved into a social boycott movement as various sections of society, including barbers and washermen, refused to serve moneylenders. This movement affected several regions, including Poona, Sholapur, Satara, and Ahmednagar. The British government appointed the Deccan Riots Commission to investigate the underlying causes of the uprising.
Q24: Deccan Agriculturists Relief Act was passed in which year?
1. 1870
2. 1875
3. 1879
4. 1885
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Answer: 3
Explanation: In the year 1879, the Deccan Agriculturists Relief Act was enacted. This act aimed to alleviate the financial burden on peasants by prohibiting the imprisonment of agriculturists who failed to repay their debts to moneylenders. The act was a step toward providing relief to the agricultural community in the Deccan region.
Q25: Which among the following about the Moplah Rebellion are correct?
1. It was started in the year 1921
2. It was an anti-Hindu movement
3. It was an anti-Zamindar movement
4. It was an anti-British movement
Choose the correct option:
1. 1 & 2
2. 1 & 3
3. 1 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Moplahs are the Muslim peasants of the Malabar region. The Moplah rebellion was started in the year 1921. It was an anti-Hindu movement, anti-Zamindar as well as an anti-British movement.
Q26: Who among the following were the leaders of the Moplah rebellion?
1. Kalathingal Mammad
2. Ali Musaliar
3. Sithi Koya Thangal
4. Kunhammad Haji
Choose the correct option
1. 1 & 2
2. 2 & 4
3. 1, 3 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Moplah rebellion was started in the year 1921 in Kerala. The leaders included Kalathingal Mammad, Ali Musaliar, Sithi Koya Thangal, Kunhammad Haji.
Q27: Punjab Land Alienation Act was passed in which year?
1. 1900
2. 1905
3. 1911
4. 1920
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Punjab Land Alienation Act was enacted in the year 1900. This act categorized the population of Punjab into three groups: agricultural classes, statutory agriculturist classes, and the remaining population, including moneylenders. It aimed to regulate land ownership and transactions, restricting the transfer and mortgage of land from peasants to moneylenders for periods exceeding 20 years.
Q28: Alluri Sitarama Raju was associated with which among the following rebellion?
1. Eka Movement
2. Rampa Movement
3. Moplah Rebellion
4. Indigo Revolt
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Alluri Sitarama Raju was associated with the Rampa Rebellion of 1922. He served as the leader of this rebellion, which took place in the Madras Presidency of British India. The Rampa Rebellion lasted until 1924 and was an armed struggle by tribal communities against British rule and oppressive zamindars.
Q29: Arrange the following peasant movements chronologically:
1. Indigo Revolt
2. Santhal Rebellion
3. Moplah Rebellion
4. Rampa Rebellion
Choose the correct option:
1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 2, 1, 4, 3
3. 2, 1, 3, 4
4. 2, 3, 4, 1
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Chronological order of the peasants’ movements – Santhal Rebellion-1855, Indigo Rebellion-1859, Moplah Rebellion-1921, Rampa Rebellion-1922.
Q30: Which among the following about the Eka movement are correct?
1. It was started in 1921
2. Madari Pasi was the organizer of the movement
3. Excessive taxation was the main cause of the movement
4. The movement took place in present Uttar Pradesh
Choose the correct option:
1. 1 & 2
2. 1, 2 & 3
3. 1, 2 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Eka movement was started in 1921 in present Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of Madari Pasi and with the help of other low-caste leaders. Excessive taxation was the main cause of the movement. In the year 1922 (March), the movement was suppressed by the British.
Q31: Which among the following matches of the peasants’ movement with their leaders are correct?
1. Indigo revolt – Bishnucharan Biswas
2. Moplah rebellion – Kunhammad Haji
3. Eka movement – Madari Pasi
4. Rampa rebellion – Alluri Sitarama Raju
Choose the correct option:
1. 1 & 2
2. 1, 2 & 4
3. 2, 3 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Some of the peasants’ movements and their leaders are Indigo revolt – Bishnucharan Biswas, Moplah rebellion – Kunhammad Haji, Eka movement – Madari Pasi, Rampa rebellion – Alluri Sitarama Raju.
Q32: Which revolts were carried out by the Communists?
1. Tebhaga Movement
2. Telangana Movement
3. Naxalbari Movement
4. Andhra Pradesh Movement
Choose the correct option:
1. 1 & 2
2. 1 & 3
3. 1, 3 & 4
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The movements carried out by the Communists are Tebhaga Movement (1946), Telangana Movement (1946-48), Naxalbari Movement (1967), Andhra Pradesh Movement (1969-71).
Q33: Who among the following sacrificed her life to protect the rights of the peasants?
1. Veera Gunnamma
2. Rani Gaidinliu
3. Madam Cama
4. Aruna Asaf Ali
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Veera Gunnamma sacrificed her life to protect the rights of the peasants in Andhra Pradesh in the year 1940.
