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1. The Santhal Rebellion took place in:

A. 1831
B. 1855
C. 1875
D. 1899
Answer: B. 1855

2. The Santhal Rebellion was led by:

A. Birsa Munda
B. Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu
C. Alluri Sitarama Raju
D. Titu Mir
Answer: B. Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu

3. The Santhal Rebellion took place mainly in present-day:

A. Jharkhand and West Bengal
B. Gujarat
C. Punjab
D. Assam
Answer: A. Jharkhand and West Bengal

4. The main cause of the Santhal Rebellion was:

A. Salt Tax
B. Exploitation by moneylenders, zamindars and British officials
C. Partition of Bengal
D. Forest Conservation Act
Answer: B. Exploitation by moneylenders, zamindars and British officials

5. The Kol Rebellion took place in:

A. 1820
B. 1831–32
C. 1855
D. 1899
Answer: B. 1831–32

6. The Kol Rebellion occurred mainly in:

A. Chotanagpur Plateau
B. Punjab
C. Maharashtra
D. Kerala
Answer: A. Chotanagpur Plateau

7. The Kol Rebellion was directed against:

A. Portuguese
B. British officials, moneylenders and zamindars
C. French traders
D. Mughal rulers
Answer: B. British officials, moneylenders and zamindars

8. The Munda Ulgulan was led by:

A. Sidhu Murmu
B. Birsa Munda
C. Tilka Manjhi
D. Tantia Bhil
Answer: B. Birsa Munda

9. The Munda Ulgulan took place during:

A. 1855–56
B. 1875–76
C. 1899–1900
D. 1921
Answer: C. 1899–1900

10. Birsa Munda belonged to the:

A. Santhal Tribe
B. Munda Tribe
C. Bhil Tribe
D. Gond Tribe
Answer: B. Munda Tribe

11. Birsa Munda is popularly known as:

A. Lokmanya
B. Dharti Aba (Father of the Earth)
C. Masterda
D. Frontier Gandhi
Answer: B. Dharti Aba (Father of the Earth)

12. Birsa Munda died in jail in:

A. 1899
B. 1900
C. 1905
D. 1910
Answer: B. 1900

13. The Indigo Revolt took place in:

A. 1859–60
B. 1875
C. 1899
D. 1928
Answer: A. 1859–60

14. The Indigo Revolt occurred mainly in:

A. Bengal
B. Punjab
C. Gujarat
D. Odisha
Answer: A. Bengal

15. The Indigo Revolt was directed against:

A. British Army
B. European Indigo Planters
C. Zamindars only
D. Missionaries
Answer: B. European Indigo Planters

16. Which play exposed the exploitation of Indigo cultivators?

A. Nil Darpan
B. Anandamath
C. Gitanjali
D. Neelkanth
Answer: A. Nil Darpan

17. “Nil Darpan” was written by:

A. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B. Dinabandhu Mitra
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Answer: B. Dinabandhu Mitra

18. The Pabna Movement took place during:

A. 1855–56
B. 1873–76
C. 1899–1900
D. 1928
Answer: B. 1873–76

19. The Pabna Movement was launched by:

A. Tribal communities
B. Peasants against zamindars
C. Textile workers
D. Students
Answer: B. Peasants against zamindars

20. The Pabna Movement took place in present-day:

A. Bangladesh
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Sri Lanka
Answer: A. Bangladesh

21. The Deccan Riots occurred in:

A. 1857
B. 1875
C. 1899
D. 1921
Answer: B. 1875

22. The Deccan Riots took place in:

A. Punjab
B. Maharashtra
C. Bengal
D. Bihar
Answer: B. Maharashtra

23. The Deccan Riots were mainly against:

A. British Army
B. Moneylenders (Sahukars)
C. Missionaries
D. Indigo Planters
Answer: B. Moneylenders (Sahukars)

24. Which Act was passed after the Deccan Riots to provide relief to farmers?

A. Deccan Agriculturists Relief Act (1879)
B. Rowlatt Act
C. Pitt’s India Act
D. Charter Act
Answer: A. Deccan Agriculturists Relief Act (1879)

25. The Moplah Rebellion took place in:

A. 1919
B. 1921
C. 1930
D. 1942
Answer: B. 1921

26. The Moplah Rebellion occurred in:

A. Bengal
B. Malabar (Kerala)
C. Punjab
D. Gujarat
Answer: B. Malabar (Kerala)

27. The Moplah Rebellion was associated with the:

A. Swadeshi Movement
B. Khilafat Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Home Rule Movement
Answer: B. Khilafat Movement

28. The Bardoli Satyagraha took place in:

A. 1921
B. 1928
C. 1930
D. 1942
Answer: B. 1928

29. Bardoli Satyagraha was launched in:

A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Bengal
D. Bihar
Answer: A. Gujarat

30. Bardoli Satyagraha was led by:

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B. Vallabhbhai Patel

31. Vallabhbhai Patel received the title “Sardar” after the success of the:

A. Champaran Satyagraha
B. Bardoli Satyagraha
C. Kheda Satyagraha
D. Salt Satyagraha
Answer: B. Bardoli Satyagraha

32. The main issue in the Bardoli Satyagraha was:

A. Salt Tax
B. Increase in Land Revenue
C. Indigo Cultivation
D. Forest Laws
Answer: B. Increase in Land Revenue

33. Match the following:

  1. Santhal Rebellion – Sidhu & Kanhu
  2. Munda Ulgulan – Birsa Munda
  3. Bardoli Satyagraha – Vallabhbhai Patel
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3

34. Match the following:

  1. Indigo Revolt – Bengal
  2. Deccan Riots – Maharashtra
  3. Moplah Rebellion – Kerala
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3

35. Which pair is NOT correctly matched?

A. Santhal Rebellion – 1855
B. Munda Ulgulan – Birsa Munda
C. Bardoli Satyagraha – Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Moplah Rebellion – Punjab
Answer: D. Moplah Rebellion – Punjab

36. Arrange the following chronologically:

  1. Kol Rebellion
  2. Santhal Rebellion
  3. Indigo Revolt
  4. Deccan Riots
    A. 1 → 2 → 3 → 4
    B. 2 → 1 → 3 → 4
    C. 1 → 3 → 2 → 4
    D. 3 → 2 → 1 → 4
    Answer: A. 1 → 2 → 3 → 4

37. Consider the following statements:

  1. Santhal Rebellion took place in 1855.
  2. Sidhu and Kanhu led the rebellion.
  3. It was against moneylenders and zamindars.
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3

38. Consider the following statements:

  1. Birsa Munda led the Munda Ulgulan.
  2. It took place in 1899–1900.
  3. Birsa Munda belonged to the Santhal tribe.
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: B. 1 & 2 only

39. Which movement was mainly against forced Indigo cultivation?

A. Pabna Movement
B. Indigo Revolt
C. Moplah Rebellion
D. Deccan Riots
Answer: B. Indigo Revolt

40. Which movement was primarily against excessive land revenue?

A. Bardoli Satyagraha
B. Santhal Rebellion
C. Moplah Rebellion
D. Kol Rebellion
Answer: A. Bardoli Satyagraha

41. Which movement was mainly against exploitation by moneylenders in Maharashtra?

A. Indigo Revolt
B. Deccan Riots
C. Pabna Movement
D. Santhal Rebellion
Answer: B. Deccan Riots

42. The Pabna Movement is regarded as a movement of:

A. Tribal people
B. Peasants (Ryots)
C. Workers
D. Students
Answer: B. Peasants (Ryots)

43. Which tribal leader is associated with the slogan of establishing “Birsa Raj”?

A. Sidhu Murmu
B. Kanhu Murmu
C. Birsa Munda
D. Tantia Bhil
Answer: C. Birsa Munda

44. Which movement resulted in the enactment of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act (1908)?

A. Kol Rebellion
B. Munda Ulgulan
C. Santhal Rebellion
D. Pabna Movement
Answer: B. Munda Ulgulan

45. The Indigo Commission was appointed after the:

A. Indigo Revolt
B. Bardoli Satyagraha
C. Moplah Rebellion
D. Kol Rebellion
Answer: A. Indigo Revolt

46. Which movement is also known as the “Santhal Hul”?

A. Kol Rebellion
B. Santhal Rebellion
C. Munda Ulgulan
D. Pabna Movement
Answer: B. Santhal Rebellion

47. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A. Bardoli Satyagraha was led by Vallabhbhai Patel.
B. Deccan Riots took place in Maharashtra.
C. Moplah Rebellion occurred in Kerala.
D. Santhal Rebellion was led by Birsa Munda.
Answer: D. Santhal Rebellion was led by Birsa Munda.

48. Which movement earned Vallabhbhai Patel the title “Sardar”?

A. Champaran Satyagraha
B. Bardoli Satyagraha
C. Kheda Satyagraha
D. Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: B. Bardoli Satyagraha

49. Which of the following was a tribal movement?

A. Munda Ulgulan
B. Santhal Rebellion
C. Kol Rebellion
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above

50. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Bardoli Satyagraha was led by Vallabhbhai Patel.
  2. Moplah Rebellion took place in 1921.
  3. Birsa Munda led the Munda Ulgulan.
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3

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