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What was Damin-i Koh in the Rajmahal area?
(a) A large area of land was demarcated and declared to be the land of the Santhals.
(b) The land of the Paharias is cultivated exclusively for paddy.
(c) The British territory was marked as their military camp.
(d) The land was earmarked for locating settled agriculturists.
Option a – A large area of land was demarcated and declared to be the land of the Santhals.
With reference to “Santhal Hool” of 1855, which of the following statements is/are correct? Select the correct answer from the code given below. I. Major Baroz lost the battle with Santhals near Bhagalpur. II. Gokko was an important leader of Godda. III. Mahajan Deen Dayal Rai is also an important name in this content. IV. There was a time when Santhals enjoyed full sovereignty over the area of Ganga Valley near Muzaffarpur. Codes
(a) Only I
(b) I, III, and IV
(c) I, II, and III
(d) I and III
Option c – I, II, and III
After the Santhal rising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the Colonial government? I. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created. II. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a Non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – Both I and II
When did the Khairwar tribal movement occur in Jharkhand?
(a) 1874
(b) 1860
(c) 1865
(d) 1870
Option a – 1874
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) I and II only
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – I and II only
Pagal Panthi revolt was basically a revolt of the
(a) Bhils
(b) Garo
(c) Gouds
(d) Kol
Option b – Garo
Which of the following led to the Santhal revolt?
(a) Jaipal Singh
(b) Master Tara Singh
(c) Chand
(d) Sidhu and Kanhu
Option d – Sidhu and Kanhu
Which of the following year ‘Santhal revolt’ occurred?
(a) 1831-32 AD
(b) 1844-46 AD
(c) 1851-52 AD
(d) 1855-56 AD
Option d – 1855-56 AD
With which revolt names of Sidhu and Kanhu associated?
(a) Santhal
(b) Chakma
(c) Khasi
(d) Indigo
Option a – Santhal
Santhal revolt (1855-56) was led by
(a) Siddhu-Kanhu
(b) Chand-Bhairav
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
Option a – Siddhu-Kanhu
Which British commander was defeated by the Santhals in 1855?
(a) Captain Nek Feville
(b) Lt Bastain
(c) Major Burrough
(d) Colonel White
Option c – Major Burrough
Which one of the following was the leader of the Faraizi movement?
(a) Wajir Ali
(b) Dadu Mian
(c) Shamsher Gazhi
(d) Wajid Ali
Option b – Dadu Mian
The tribal leader who was regarded as an incarnation of God and father of the World/Dharti Aba
(a) Kanhu Santhal
(b) Rupa Naik
(c) Birsa Munda
(d) Joria Bhagat
Option c – Birsa Munda
With reference to the history of India, ‘Ulgulan’ or the great Tumult is the description of which of the following events?
(a) The Revolt of 1857.
(b) The Mappila Rebellion of 1921.
(c) The Indigo Revolt of 1859-60.
(d) Birsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899-1900.
Option d – Birsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899-1900.
The leader of the Munda rebellion (Ulgulan) was
(a) Sidho
(b) Birsa
(c) Bapat
(d) Korra Malya
Option b – Birsa
Which was the working area of Birsa Munda?
(a) Champaran
(b) Ranchi
(c) Balia
(d) Alipur
Option b – Ranchi
Mundas rose revolt started in
(a) 1885
(b) 1888
(c) 1890
(d) 1899
Option d – 1899
Birsa Munda was in favor of
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Uttaranchal
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) None of these
Option d – None of these
Birsa was captured, while asleep, on
(a) Ist February 1900
(b) 2nd February 1900
(c) 3rd February 1900
(d) 4th February 1900
Option c – 3rd February 1900
Bhil revolts against the British took place in
(a) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Bihar
(c) Bihar and Bengal
(d) Bengal and Maharashtra
Option a – Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Which of the following event occurred in Maharashtra (Western Ghat)?
(a) Bhil Revolt
(b) Kol Revolt
(c) Rampa Revolt
(d) Santhal Revolt
Option a – Bhil Revolt
(a) Sevaram
(b) Tipu
(c) Durjan Singh
(d) Alluri Sitarama Raju
Option a – Sevaram
Who founded ‘Pagal Panthi’?
(a) Bulleh Shan
(b) Karam Shah
(c) Yaduvendra Singh
(d) Swami Sahjanand
Option b – Karam Shah
Who began the Faraizi movement?
(a) Haji Shariatullah
(b) Syed Ahmed
(c) Salimullah
(d) MA Jinnah
Option a – Haji Shariatullah
Who were the Faraizi?
(a) Followers of Haji Shariatullah
(b) Followers of Dadu Mian
(c) Followers of Arya Samaj
(d) Followers of Muslim League
Option a – Followers of Haji Shariatullah
Whose work is Bijak?
(a) Surdas
(b) Tulsidas
(c) Ravidas
(d) Kabir
Option d – Kabir
The Bhakti movement of the 16th century had …… as one of its leaders,
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Shankaracharya
Option b – Guru Nanak
In Sufism, there were two streams in general – Wahdat-al-Wajud (doctrine of the unity of god) and Wahdat-al-Shuhud (philosophy of apprenticism). The latter was found only in one of the various Sufi orders. Identify that order
(a) Naqshabandi order
(b) Qadiri order
(c) Suharawadi order
(d) Firdausi order
Option a – Naqshabandi order
Who amongst the following was a blind poet who worshipped Krishna and spread the Krishna Bhakti cult?
(a) Kabir
(b) Surdas
(c) Bihari
(d) Raskhan
Option b – Surdas
Which of the following was the main reason for the emergence of Sufism?
(a) The Sufi doctrine had similarities with Hindu ascetic traditions
(b) The mystical poetry of Hafiz and Rumi which preceded Sufism encouraged it
(c) The Sufis came to India with the advent of the Turks
(d) The Sufis were encouraged by the Shia sect of Islam
Option b – The mystical poetry of Hafiz and Rumi which preceded Sufism encouraged it
Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(a) Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan
(b) Sankara-Advaita philosophy
(c) Pandharpur movement-shrine of Vithoba
(d) Amir Khusrau-disciple of Shaikh Salim Chishti
Option d – Amir Khusrau-disciple of Shaikh Salim Chishti
Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas during the reign of :
(a) Jahangir
(b) Rama Raya
(c) Akbar
(d) Krishnadeva Raya
Option c – Akbar
Who said, “Ram and Rahim are the two different names of the same God”?
(a) Kabir
(b) Ramdas
(c) Chaitanya
(d) Ramanuja
Option a – Kabir
Who among the following made the ‘Sanyasi Rebellion’ famous through his writings?
(a) Din Bandhu Mitra
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(d) Harish Chandra
Option b – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Who suppressed the Sanyasi revolt?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) None of these
Option a – Warren Hastings
The Kuka movement was organized by
(a) Guru Ram Das
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Ram Singh
(d) Guru Govind Singh
Option c – Guru Ram Singh
The Kuka revolt was started by
(a) Bhagat Jawahar Mal
(b) Jatra Bhagat
(c) Kampa Ram
(d) Bhavan Singh
Option a – Bhagat Jawahar Mal
When was the Gadkari revolt started?
(a) 1840
(b) 1842
(c) 1844
(d) 1848
Option c – 1844
The Gadkari uprisings (1844-45) took place in
(a) Punjab
(b) Bengal
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Option c – Maharashtra
Which of the following was the center of the Gadkari revolt?
(a) Biharsharif
(b) Kolhapur
(c) Surat
(d) Sylhet
Option b – Kolhapur
The Gadkari uprising of 1844-45 was directed against
(a) money lender
(b) the British Government
(c) Maharaja of Kolhapur
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Option d – Both (a) and (b)
A popular movement of the nineteenth century, which was much better planned, organized, and knit than the revolt of 1857 was
(a) the Munda rebellion
(b) the Duncan riots
(c) the Sanyasi rebellion
(d) the Wahabi movement
Option d – the Wahabi movement
Which one of the following was the leader of the Walinllahi (Wahabi) movement?
(a) Walinlla
(b) Abdul Aziz
(c) Mohammad Abdul Wahab
(d) Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly
Option d – Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly
Which was the main center of the Wahabi movement which started in the 19th century?
(a) Lahore
(b) Patna
(c) Amritsar
(d) Pune
Option b – Patna
Consider the following statements about the Wahabi movement. I. It was a well-planned movement. II. The movement advocated the preaching of pure Islam. III. During the revolt of 1857, Wahabis played a notable role in spreading anti-British sentiments. IV. The Wahabi established the Dar-ul-Islam in India. Which of the following is/are the correct statements?
(a) I and II
(b) I, II and III
(c) Only III
(d) I, II, III and IV
Option b – I, II and III
Where was the chief center of the Sanyasi revolt started in 1770?
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Assam
(d) Manipur
Option a – Bengal
Which of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his Novel ‘Anandamath’?
(a) Bhil uprising
(b) Rangpur and Dinajpur uprising
(c) Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
(d) Sanyasi rebellion
Option d – Sanyasi rebellion
The main cause of the Sanyasi rebellion was
(a) cow slaughter.
(b) right to erect temples.
(c) the dispossession of Zamindars and Peasants.
(d) None of the above
Option c – the dispossession of Zamindars and Peasants.
Who among the following was the first leader to organize the Labour movement in India?
(a) BP Walia
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) NM Lokhande
(d) NG Ranga
Option c – NM Lokhande
Who started the Bombay Mills Lands Association?
(a) NM Lokhande
(b) BP Wadia
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Option a – NM Lokhande
Which one of the following may be regarded as the first labor association in India?
(a) The Bombay Mill Land’s Association
(b) The Bombay Worker’s Association
(c) The Indian Worker’s Association
(d) The Printer’s Union, Calcutta
Option a – The Bombay Mill Land’s Association
The Kuka movement was founded in
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Maharastra
Option c – Punjab
Velu Thampi led a rebellion against the British in
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(b) Mysore
(d) Telangana
Option a – Kerala
Dalawa Velu Thampi’s rebellion against the British took place in the Indian state of
(a) Awadh
(b) Kashmir
(c) Travancore
(d) Mysore
Option c – Travancore
Where did Rampa’s revolt take place against the government-supported Jagirdars and New Forest Law?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka
Option a – Andhra Pradesh
Who had led the Rampa rebellion?
(a) Alluri Sitarama Raju
(b) Bhagat Jawahar Mal
(c) Digambar Biswas
(d) Velu Thampi
Option a – Alluri Sitarama Raju
When was the Tana Bhagat movement started by Jatra Bhagat in Chotanagpur?
(a) 1919
(b) 1917
(c) 1914
(d) 1922
Option c – 1914
Who led the recognized Bombay Textile Mills Labour Union, registered in 1926?
(a) NM Joshi
(b) BP Wadia
(c) JL Nehru
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Option a – NM Joshi
Who among the following immediately succeeded Ram Mohan Roy as the head of the Brahmo Samaj?
(a) Debendranath Tagore
(b) Akshay Kumar Datta
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) Shibnath Shastri
Option a – Debendranath Tagore
After the death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj split into two sections; the Brahmo Samaj of India and the Adi Brahmo Samaj. Who were the leaders of the two sections respectively?
(a) Keshab Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore
(b) Radhakanta Deb and Debendranath Tagore
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen and Radhakanta Deb
(d) Debendranath Tagore and Radhakanta Deb
Option a – Keshab Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore
Brahmo Samaj was founded by
(a) CR Das
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Option c – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Brahmo Samaj was founded in the Year of
(a) 1827
(b) 1829
(c) 1828
(d) 1830
Option c – 1828
The Brahmo Samaj was based on the twin pillars of
(a) Reasons and Humanism
(b) Humanism and Vedas
(c) Reason, Vedas, and Upanishad
(d) None of the above
Option a – Reasons and Humanism
Amongst the following who cooperated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the implementation of his educational programs?
(a) William Jones
(b) David Hare
(c) Henry Derozio
(d) Dwarkanath Tagore
Option b – David Hare
The Samadhi of Raja Ram Mohan Roy is in
(a) Kolkata
(b) Patna
(c) Bristol, England
(d) Canada
Option c – Bristol, England
Which of the following are true about Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s views on women?
(a) Polygamy should be abolished.
(b) Widow remarriage should be encouraged.
(c) Women were to be given the right to inheritance and property.
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
(a) His efforts led to the formation of Brahmo Samaj in 1828.
(b) He considered different religions as embodiments of universal theism.
(c) His Vedantic monism was strengthened after 1815 since exposure to Christian Unitarianism.
(d) He paid attention exclusively to the problems/issues of the emerging middle class of India.
Option d – He paid attention exclusively to the problems/issues of the emerging middle class of India
Which one among the following statements regarding the prohibition of Sati in India is correct?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy wanted an expeditious and urgent abolition of Sati and therefore advised Bentinck to take emergency legislative measures.
(b) The Sati was made illegal in 1829 but was not made punishable by the courts until 1840.
(c) The persons associated in any way with Sati were to be regarded as criminals.
(d) At the time of his appointment as Governor-General, Bentinck was instructed by the Home Authorities to consider definite measures for the immediate or gradual abolition of Sati.
Option b – The Sati was made illegal in 1829 but was not made punishable by the courts until 1840
Who among the following was appointed as the First Secretary of Brahmo Sabha?
(a) Chandrasekhar Deb
(b) Tarachand Chakravarti
(c) Alexander Duff
(d) Dwarkanath Tagore
Option b – Tarachand Chakravarti
Who among the following established the Calcutta Unitarian Committee?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Option a – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) Rajnarayan Basu
Option b – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Who is considered the prophet of Nationalism?
(a) MK Gandhi
(b) Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Dayananda Saraswati
Option b – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
The title ‘Raja’ was conferred on Ram Mohan Roy by the Mughal Emperor.
(a) Jahandar Shah
(b) Muhammad Shah
(c) Akbar II
(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Option c – Akbar II
In which languages Raja Ram Mohan Roy was proficient?
(a) Sanskrit, Arabic, English
(b) Persian, French, and Latin
(c) Greek and Hebrew
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
In 1809, Raja Ram Mohan Roy wrote ‘Gift to Monotheists’ in which he put forward the idea that people must worship a single God. This was written in
(a) English
(b) Persian
(c) Bengali
(d) Arabic
Option b – Persian
In 1830, Raja Ram Mohan Roy was appointed as ambassador of the Mughal Empire by one of the following kings to convince the British Government for the welfare of India and to ensure that Lord William Bentinck’s regulation banning the practice of Sati was not overturned.
(a) Muhammad Shah
(b) Farrukhsiyar
(c) Husain Ali Khan
(d) Akbar Shah II
Option d – Akbar Shah II
The first society founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy was
(a) Brahmo Samaj
(b) Atmiya Sabha
(c) Brahmo Sabha
(d) Tattwabodhini Sabha
Option b – Atmiya Sabha
Which one among the following was a newspaper founded and edited by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
(a) The Calcutta Gazette
(b) Mirat-ul Akbar
(c) Harijan
(d) The Bharat Mihir
Option b – Mirat-ul Akbar
‘Servants of India Society was founded by ( spectrum chapter wise )
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Option b – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
In which year Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale?
(a) 1902
(b) 1903
(c) 1904
(d) 1905
Option d – 1905
MC Setalvad, BN Rao, and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of
(a) the Swaraj Party
(b) All India National Liberal Federation.
(c) Madras Labour Union
(d) Servants of India Society
Option d – Servants of India Society
Who is called the father of ‘The Indian Renaissance?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Dayananda Saraswati
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Option a – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Who is known as the ‘Father of Modern India’? ( spectrum chapter wise )
(a) Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) WC Bonnerjee
Option a – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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