Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

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
Answer: d
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of

a) Peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters
b) Its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions
c) National leaders’ opposition to the cultivation of indigo
d) Government control over the planters
Answer: b
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created. 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: c
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for

a) the participation of workers in the management of industries.
b) arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.
c) an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute.
d) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
Answer: d
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Consider the following statements: 1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. 2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labor movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: b
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

The demand for the Tabhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for

a) The reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third
b) The grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were actual cultivators of the land
c) The uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom
d) Writing off all peasant debts
Answer: a
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?

a) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products.
b) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas.
c) Rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas.
d) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities.
Answer: d
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?

a) Bhil uprising
b) Rangpur and Dinapur uprising
c) Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
d) Sanyasi rebellion
Answer: d
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a Communist Party of India?

a) H K Sarkar
b) P C Joshi
c) M C Chagla
d) M N Roy
Answer: d
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Who among the following was not associated with the formation of UP Kisan Sabha in February 1918?

a) Indra Narain Dwivedi
b) Gauri Shankar Misra
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer: c
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?

a) Garos
b) Khasis
c) Kukis
d) Tipperahs
Answer: b
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

a) Neel Darpan was a play based on the exploitation of the indigo farmers
b) The author of the play ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’ is Vijay Tendulkar
c) The play ‘Navanna’ by Nabin Chandra Das was based on the famine of Bengal
d) Urdu theatre used to depend heavily on Parsi theatre
Answer: c
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Consider the following events: 1. Indigo Revolt 2. Santhal Rebellion 3. Deccan Riot 4. Mutiny of the Sepoys. The correct chronological sequence of these events is:

a) 4, 2, 1, 3
b) 4, 2, 3, 1
c) 2, 4, 3, 1
d) 2, 4, 1, 3
Answer: d
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I A. Moplah revolt B. Pabna revolt C. Eka movement D. Birsa Munda revolt List-II 1. Kerala 2. Bihar 3. Bengal 4. Awadh Codes:

a) A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2
b) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
c) A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
d) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
Answer: a
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  •   Moplah revolt was in Malabar in Kerala in 1921
  •   Pabna revolt was in East Bengal (now in Bangladesh) in 1873
  •   Eka movement took place in 1921-22 in Awadh districts of UP
  •   Birsa Munda revolt took place in 1899 in Ranchi, Bihar (But now part of Jharkhand).
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in:

a) Bombay–Karnataka
b) Punjab
c) East Bengal
d) The Madras Presidency
Answer: c
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In 1908, Barrah Dacoity was organized by Dacca Anushilan under Pulin Das in East Bengal.
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

Which one 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
Answer: c
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

The first political organisation established in India in 1838 was known as

a) British India Society
b) Bengal British India Society
c) Settlers Association
d) Zamindary Association
Answer: d
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  •   Zamindary Association – March 1838
  •   British India Society – formed on 20 April 1843
  •   Bengal British India Society - 1843
  •   Settlers Association
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Q . Indian Response to British Policies: Trade Union, Civil and Tribal Uprising, Peasant Revolts

The first Trade Union in India was

a) Madras Labour Union
b) Bombay Postal Union
c) Printers Union of Calcutta
d) All India Trade Union Congress
Answer: a
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