66. Who was the composer of the song ‘Vande Mataram’?
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(B) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Ans: (D)
67. Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Sanyasi
(B) Santhal Rebellion
(C) Indigo revolt
(D) Pabna Disturbances
Ans: (C)
68. The theme of the novel Anandamath is based on
(A) Chuar Revolt
(B) Sanyasi Revolt
(C) Poligar Revolt
(D) Talukdar’s Revolt
Ans: (B)
69. What was the purpose of Barhiyataal resistance in Munger?
(A) Demand for Bakast land restoration
(B) Muslim peasants may not be exploited
(C) Abolishment of Zamindari custom
(D) Beginning of class struggle
Ans: (A)
70. Who is the author of ‘Neel Darpan’ a book written on the miserable condition of indigo farmers?
(A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(B) Dinbandhu Mitra
(C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: (B)
71. Kuka Movement was organized by
(A) Guru Ram Das
(B) Guru Nanak
(C) Guru Ram Singh
(D) Guru Gobind Singh
Ans: (C)
72. Chief centre of the Wahabi Movement during the 19th century was
(A) Lahore
(B) Patna
(C) Amritsar
(D) Pune
Ans: (B)
73. Who founded the ‘Pagal Panth’?
(A) Bulleh Shah
(B) Karam Shah
(C) Yaduvendra Singh
(D) Swami Shajananda
Ans: (B)
74. The Pagalpanthi rebellion was indeed a rebellion of
(A) Bhils
(B) Garos
(C) Gonds
(D) Koliyas
Ans: (B)
75. Who were the Faraizis?
(A) Followers of Haji Shariatullah
(B) Followers of Dadu
(C) Followers of Arya Samaj
(D) Followers of the Muslim League
Ans: (A)
76. Who among the following was the leader of the Farazi rebellion?
(A) Aga Muhammad Raza
(B) Dadu Miyan
(C) Shamsher Gazi
(D) Wazir Ali
Ans: (B)
77. Who founded Ramosi Krishak Jatha in Maharashtra?
(A) Justice Ranade
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
(D) Jyotiba Phule
Ans: (C)
78. Velu Thampi led a rebellion against the British in
(A) Kerala
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Mysore
(D) Telangana
Ans: (A)
79. Which of the following places was the centre of the Garhakari rebellion?
(A) Bihar Sharif
(B) Kolhapur
(C) Surat
(D) Sylhet
Ans: (B)
80. The correct geographical location for the Ramosi Uprising was
(A) Western India
(B) the Eastern Ghats
(C) Eastern India
(D) the Western Ghats
Ans: (D)
81. Which one of the following 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
Ans: (D)
82. Trace the tribe that rebelled against Britishers because the human sacrifice system was banned
(A) Kuki (B) Khond
(C) Oraon (D) Nackda
Ans: (B)
83. The Waghera Uprising happened in
(A) Surat (B) Poona
(C) Calicut (D) Baroda
Ans: (D)
84. Who had led Kol Revolt?
(A) Budhu Bhagat
(B) Surga
(C) Bhagat
(D) Jatra Bhagat
Ans: (A)
85. When did Chhotanagpur Tribal Revolt occur?
(A) 1807-1808
(B) 1820
(C) 1858-1859
(D) 1889
Ans: (B)
86. Which among the following year ‘Santhal revolt’ occurred?
(A) 1831-32 A.D.
(B) 1844-46 A.D.
(C) 1851-52 A.D.
(D) 1855-56 A.D.
Ans: (D)
87. The first tribal leader who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology was
(A) Alluri Sitaram Raju
(B) Jodanang
(C) Jhabkar Bapa
(D) Rani Gaidinliu
Ans: (B)
88. Who led the revolt of Santhals?
(A) Siddhu-Kanhu
(B) Bhairav Chand
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of (A) and (B)
Ans: (C)
89. Which British Commander was defeated by the Santhals in 1855?
(A) Captain Nek Fevile
(B) Lt. Bastain
(C) Major Burrough
(D) Colonel White
Ans: (C)
90. What was the Santhal Pargana region called in ancient times?
(A) Narikhand
(B) Man-Varjikah
(C) Kartasina
(D) None of these
Ans: (A)
91. Who launched the ‘Lasodia Movement’ for social reforms amongst the Bhils of Mewar, Bagar and nearby regions?
(A) Mavji
(B) Govind Giri
(C) Surmal Das
(D) Moti Lal Tejawat
Ans: (B)
92. Which one of the following uprisings occurred in Maharashtra?
(A) Bhil uprising
(B) Kol uprising
(C) Rampa uprising
(D) Santhal uprising
Ans: (A)
93. Ulgulan Revolt was related to
(A) Santhal
(B) Kachha Nagh
(C) Kol
(D) Birsa Munda
Ans: (D)
94. Mundas rose revolt in
(A) 1885
(B) 1888
(C) 1890
(D) 1895
Ans: (D)
95. Which tribal leader is known as ‘Dharti Aaba’ (Father of World)?
(A) Jiriya Bhagat
(B) Kanu Sanyal
(C) Roop Nayak
(D) Birsa Munda
Ans: (D)
96. Who was the leader of the Munda rebellion?
(A) Birsa
(B) Kanhu
(C) Tilak Manjhi
(D) Siddhu
Ans: (A)
97. Which was the working area of Birsa Munda?
(A) Champaran
(B) Ranchi
(C) Balia
(D) Alipur
Ans: (B)
98. Birsa Munda was in favour of
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Uttaranchal
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) None of these
Ans: (D)
99. 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
Ans: (D)
100. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Thakkar Bappa
(C) Jyotiba Phule
(D) B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: (B)
101. When did Khairwar Tribal movement occur?
(A) 1874
(B) 1960
(C) 1865
(D) 1870
Ans: (A)
102. The Hoz revolt took place during
(A) 1620-21
(B) 1720-21
(C) 1820-21
(D) 1920-21
Ans: (C)
103. Moplah revolt of 1921 took place in
(A) Kashmir
(B) B.N.W.F.P.
(C) Kerala
(D) Assam
Ans: (C)
104. Who among the following was the leader of some anti-British revolts in Sambalpur?
(A) Utirat Singh
(B) Surendra Sai
(C) Kattabomman
(D) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
Ans: (B)
105. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Moplah revolt – Kerala
(B) Kuka revolt – Punjab
(C) Koli revolt – Maharashtra
(D) Chuar revolt – Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (D)
106. The Moplah Rebellion of 1921 took place in
(A) Telangana
(B) Malabar
(C) Marathwada
(D) Vidarbha
Ans: (B)
107. Bhils revolted against the British in
(A) M.P. and Maharashtra
(B) M.P. and Bihar
(C) Bihar and Bengal
(D) Bengal and Maharashtra
Ans: (A)
108. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Revolt Year
(A) Pabna revolt – 1873
(B) Deccan Kisan revolt – 1875
(C) Sanyasi revolt – 1894
(D) Kol uprising – 1831
Ans: (C)
109. In which year did Jatra Oraon start Tanna Bhagat Movement?
(A) 1919 (B) 1917
(C) 1914 (D) 1922
Ans: (C)
110. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Munda – Birsa
(B) Santhal – Kanhu
(C) Ahom – Gomdhar Kunwar
(D) Nayak – Tanna Bhagat
Ans: (D)
111. Arrange the following uprisings against the British colonial power in India prior to 1857 in the various parts of the country in the correct order.
1. Sepoy mutiny in Bengal
2. Kutch Rebellion
3. Sepoy mutiny at Vellore
4. Santhal uprising
5. Kol uprising
(A) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4 (B) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4
(C) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5 (D) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
Ans: (A)
112. Match these former revolts in the 19th century with these related areas. List-I
(a) Kuki revolt
(b) Kuka revolt
(c) Pabna revolt
(d) Birsa Munda revolt List-II
1. Punjab 2. Bengal
3. Bihar 4. Tripura Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (D)
113. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code 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 Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (A)
114. 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
Ans: (D)
115. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Events)
(a) Barrackpur Mutiny
(b) Berhampur Revolt
(c) Santhal Revolt
(d) Vellore Mutiny List-II (Dates)
1. July 1806
2. November 1824
3. 1855-56
4. February 1857 Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 3 1
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (A)
