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Who published the journal, Dinbandhu?
(a) NM Lokhande
(b) Sasipada Banerjee
(c) BP Wadia
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Option a – NM Lokhande
The indigo rebellion was about
(a) the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to.
(b) the peasant wanting to grow indigo but being forced not to.
(c) the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to grow at a price that was unacceptable.
(d) a protest movement that carried an indigo-colored flag.
Option c – the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to grow at a price that was unacceptable.
Which one of the following observations is not true in regard to the indigo revolt of 1859-60 in India?
(a) It was the most militant and widespread peasant agitation, just after the revolt of 1857.
(b) One of the major reasons for the success of the revolt was the complete unity among Hindu and Muslim peasants.
(c) The Christian missionaries opposed the indigo peasants in their struggle.
(d) The government’s response to the revolt was not as harsh as in the case of civil rebellions.
Option c – The Christian missionaries opposed the indigo peasants in their struggle.
Which one of the following statements about the indigo revolt of 1859 is correct?
(a) It broke out at Poona and Ahmadnagar.
(b) It was directed against money lenders.
(c) It supported by the was intelligentsia of Bengal.
(d) It was directed against the petty Zamindars and ex-employees of the planters.
Option d – It was directed against the petty Zamindars and ex-employees of the planters.
Which intellectualist of Bengal has fully and comprehensively supported the indigo revolt?
(a) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Option a – Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither II nor II
Option c – Both I and II
The correct geographical location for the Ramosi uprising?
(a) Western India
(b) Eastern Ghats do
(c) Eastern India
(d) Western Ghats
Option d – Western Ghats
Which of the following is/are the prominent leaders of the Ramosi uprising?
(a) Chittur Singh
(b) Narhari Parekh
(c) Umajee
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
Why was Vasudev Balwant Phadke known in history?
(a) He led a violent struggle against the British during the revolt of 1857.
(b) He was a critic of the Gandhian struggle.
(c) He led an armed uprising against the British in the 1870s.
(d) He was a radical leader of the Indian National Congress.
Option c – He led an armed uprising against the British in the 1870s.
Who established the “Ramosi Krishak Jatha’ in Maharashtra?
(a) Vasudev Balwant Phadke
(b) Gopal Krishana Gokhle
(c) Justice Ranade
(d) Jyotiba Phula
Option a – Vasudev Balwant Phadke
The Moplah rebellion of 1921 broke out in
(a) Assam
(b) Kerala
(c) Punjab
(d) Bengal
Option b – Kerala
Mopla rebellion broke out in
(a) Telangana
(b) Malabar
(c) Vidarleha
(d) Marathwada
Option b – Malabar
Moplah of South Malabar indicates I. poor peasants II. tenants III. traders IV. fishermen V. agricultural laborers Choose the right answer from the following codes.
(a) I and V
(b) I, II, III, IV, and V
(c) Only IV
(d) II and III
Option b – I, II, III, IV, and V
Which of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the revolt of 1857?
(a) Sanyasi rebellion
(b) Santhal rebellion
(c) Indigo disturbances
(d) Pabna disturbances
Option c – Indigo disturbances
‘Neel-Darpan’ by Dina Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of
(a) Bengali Artisans
(b) Indigo Planters
(c) Landless Labourers
(d) All of the above
Option b – Indigo Planters
Which book depicts the plight of indigo cultivators?
(a) Dinbandhu
(b) Neel Darpan
(c) Neel Darshan
(d) Anandamath
Option b – Neel Darpan
Which of the important slogan was given by Vasudev Balwant Phadke?
(a) Desh Hamara Hai
(b) Hindu Rajya
(c) Zaman Hazari
(d) Inquilab Zindabad
Option b – Hindu Rajya
Consider the following statements regarding the Phadke revolt. I. It was started in 1879. II. It was led by Daulta Ramoshi. III. The root cause of these revolts was the mortgaging of peasant land to the money-lenders. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) I and II Only
(c) II and III Only
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
Who started the Eka movement?
(a) Peasants of Maharashtra
(b) Peasants of Bengal
(c) Peasants of Punjab
(d) Peasants of Hardoi, Barabanki, and other places in Uttar Pradesh
Option d – Peasants of Hardoi, Barabanki, and other places in Uttar Pradesh
What was the main reason behind the Pabna peasant revolt?
(a) Excessive enhancement of land taxes by the Zamindars.
(b) Zamindars to get farmers to cultivate indigo.
(c) Zamindars to get farmers to forced labor.
(d) Oppressive policies of Britishers towards the peasants.
Option a – Excessive enhancement of land taxes by the Zamindars.
In which place did the Pabna revolt break out in 1873?
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Assam
Option a – Bengal
Which of the following were the prominent leaders of the Pabna rebellion?
(a) Ishan Chandra Roy
(b) Keshab Chandra Roy
(c) Shambhupal
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Option d – Both (a) and (c)
“We want to be the ryots of her majesty the queen land of her only”. This statement is associated with which of the following peasant rebellion?
(a) Indigo peasant rebellion
(b) Pabna peasant rebellion
(c) Mopla peasant rebellion
(d) Tebhaga peasant rebellion
Option b – Pabna peasant rebellion
Which among the following is/are the specialty of the Pabna rebellion?
(a) Presence of religious leaders in the main front.
(b) Formation of Agrarian League.
(c) Coincided with the Non-Cooperation movement.
(d) Peasants did not defy colonial authority and as a matter of wanted to become ryots of the Queen.
Option d – Peasants did not defy colonial authority and as a matter of wanted to become ryots of the Queen.
Which among the following led the Phadke revolt?
(a) Vasudev Balwant Phadke
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Narhari Parikh
Option a – Vasudev Balwant Phadke
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