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Q1History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 2018
After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government?
1. The territories called 'Santhal Parganas' 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:
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2Correct
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Correct. After the Santhal Uprising (1855-56), the British carved out the Santhal Parganas as a separate district and introduced legal restrictions preventing Santhals from transferring land to non-Santhals, aiming to prevent further alienation and unrest.
Q2History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 2017
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 labour movement in British India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- A1 only
- B2 onlyCorrect
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Correct. Statement 1 is wrong because the 1881 Act focused on working conditions, not wages or unions. Statement 2 is correct as N. M. Lokhande (Narayan Meghaji Lokhande) was a pioneering labour organiser who founded the Bombay Mill Hands Association in 1890.
Q3History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 2014
The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a:
- ARevolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San FranciscoCorrect
- BNationalist organization operating from Singapore
- CMilitant organization with headquarters at Berlin
- DCommunist movement for India's freedom with headquarters at Tashkent
Explanation
Correct. The Ghadar Party was founded in 1913 as a revolutionary association of Indian immigrants, primarily Punjabi Sikhs, based in San Francisco on the Pacific coast of North America.
Q4History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 2013
The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for:
- AThe reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-thirdCorrect
- BThe grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land
- CThe uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom
- DWriting off all peasant debts
Explanation
Correct. The Tebhaga Movement (1946-47) demanded that sharecroppers (bargadars) retain two-thirds of the harvest and pay only one-third (tebhaga) to the jotedar, reducing the landlord's traditional half share.
Q5History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 2006
Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anandamath?
- ABhil uprising
- BRangpur and Dinapur uprising
- CBishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
- DSanyasi RebellionCorrect
Explanation
Correct. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel Anandamath (1882) was set against the backdrop of the Sanyasi Rebellion (1770s) in Bengal and featured the famous song 'Vande Mataram'.
Q6History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 2006
Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama:
1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in 1907.
2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A1, 2 and 3
- B2 and 3 onlyCorrect
- C1 and 2 only
- D3 only
Explanation
Correct. Madam Cama did serve as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji in London, and she was indeed born to Parsi parents (the Patel family of Bombay). The flag unfurling was at Stuttgart, not Paris.
Q7History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 2005
Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of World War I, based?
- ACentral America
- BNorth AmericaCorrect
- CWest America
- DSouth America
Explanation
Correct. The Ghadar Party was founded in 1913 and based in North America, primarily on the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada, with San Francisco as a key centre.
Q8History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 2001
Who among the following organised the famous Chittagong Armoury Raid?
- ALaxmi Sehgal
- BSurya SenCorrect
- CBatukeshwar Datta
- DJ. M. Sengupta
Explanation
Correct. Surya Sen, also known as 'Masterda', organised and led the daring Chittagong Armoury Raid on 18 April 1930, seizing weapons from two armouries in Chittagong.
Q9History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 2000
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:
List I: I. Chittagong Armoury Raid II. Abhinav Bharat III. Anushilan Samiti IV. Kuka Movement
List II: A) Kalpana Dutt B) Guru Ram Singh C) Vikram Damodar Savarkar D) Aurobindo Ghosh
- AI-A, II-C, III-D, IV-BCorrect
- BI-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
- CI-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
- DI-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
Explanation
Correct. Kalpana Dutt participated in the Chittagong Armoury Raid (1930), V. D. Savarkar founded Abhinav Bharat, Aurobindo Ghosh was associated with the Anushilan Samiti, and Guru Ram Singh led the Kuka (Namdhari) Movement.
Q10History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 1999
'Abhinava Bharat', a secret society of revolutionaries, was organised by:
- AKhudiram Bose
- BV. D. SavarkarCorrect
- CPrafulla Chaki
- DBhagat Singh
Explanation
Correct. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar founded the Abhinava Bharat Society in 1904 as a secret revolutionary organisation aimed at overthrowing British rule through armed struggle.
Q11History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 1999
Consider the following events:
I. Indigo Revolt
II. Santhal Rebellion
III. Deccan Riot
IV. Mutiny of the Sepoys
The correct chronological sequence of these events is:
- AIV, II, I, III
- BIV, II, III, I
- CII, IV, III, I
- DII, IV, I, IIICorrect
Explanation
Correct. The chronological order is: Santhal Rebellion (1855-56), Mutiny of the Sepoys (1857), Indigo Revolt (1859-60), and Deccan Riot (1875).
Q12History & Culture·Revolutionary, Tribal and Peasant MovementsPYQ 1998
Who was the leader of the Ghadar Party?
- ABhagat Singh
- BLala HardayalCorrect
- CBal Gangadhar Tilak
- DV. D. Savarkar
Explanation
Correct. Lala Hardayal was a key founder and ideological leader of the Ghadar Party, established in 1913 on the Pacific coast of North America.