UNIT 3 Rising Resentment against Company Rule Chapter 6 People’s Resistance against British Before 1857 and previous years Questions

1. consider the following statement.

1. the rising in Bareilly in 1816 against police tax and municipal taxes.
2. the Surat riots in 1814 against the salt duty.
3. The agitation in Benares in 1810 against a house tax imposed by the colonial Government.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

2. consider the following statement regarding major factors responsible for the people’s resentment and uprisings against the Company rule?

1. heavy duties on Indian industries.
2. Expansion of revenue administration over tribal lands.
3. increasing the pressure on land/agriculture.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. . With reference Sanyasi Revolt , consider the following statements:

1. sanyasis were joined by a large number of dispossessed small zamindars, disbanded soldiers and rural poor.
2. no role of women in the revolt.
3. Muslim was not participating in sanyasis revolt.
4. warren hasting was governor general during sanyasis revolt.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. With reference Sanyasi Revolt , consider the following statements:

1. Anandamath, a semi-historical novel is based on the Sanyasi Revolt.
2. Bankim Chandra also wrote a novel, Devi Chaudhurani,.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. With reference Revolt in Midnapore , consider the following statements:

1. the introduction of new land revenue system by the English in 1772 was the cause cause of this revolt.
2. Damodar Singh and Jagannath Dhal Were the important leader of this revolt.
3. The zamindars of Midnapore collaborated with the English revenue collection officials to create pressure on the ryots to give revenue.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. With reference Revolt of Moamarias, consider the following statements:

1. the Moamarias were low-caste peasants who followed the teachings of Aniruddhadeva.
2. The revolt of the Moamarias in 1769 was a potent challenge to the authority of Ahom kings of Assam.
3. the Ahom ruler had to request for British help to crush these revolts.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. With reference Civil Uprisings , consider the following statements:

1. Warren Hastings involved Major Alexander Hannay as an izaradar in 1778 In Awadh.
2. Hannay secured the izara of Gorakhpur and Bahraich to the amount of 22 lakh rupees for one year.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

8. With reference Parlakimedi Outbreak (1813-34), consider the following statements:

When the Company acquired Ganjam, Narayan Deo was the raja of Parlakimedi, whose resistance forced the British to dispatch an army under Colonel Peach. The raja of Parlakimedi, whose resistance forced the British to dispatch an army under Colonel Peach.

Parlakimedi, situated in which state

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10. With reference Sepoy Mutinies chronology, consider the following statements:

1. Mutiny of 37th Native Infantry
2. Mutiny of 34th Native Infantry.
3. Mutiny of 66th Native Infantry,
4. Vellore Mutiny

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11. With reference Sepoy Mutinies chronology, consider the following statements:

1. Mutiny of 37th Native Infantry
2. Mutiny of 34th Native Infantry.
3. Mutiny of 66th Native Infantry,
4. Vellore Mutiny

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12. With reference Sanyasi Revolt, consider the following statements:

1. Anandamath, a semi-historical novel written by ravindra nath Tagore.
2. Majnum Shah one of the leader of Sanyasi Revolt.
3. Debi Chaudhurani’s participation recognizes the women’s role in early resistances against the British.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

13. consider the following statement :

 in January 1799, he killed a British resident, Geogre Frederik Cherry, who had invited him to lunch. His guards killed two other Europeans and even attacked the Magistrate of Benares. The whole incident became famous as the Massacre of Benares.

The statement is talking about whom?

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14. consider the following statement?

1. Strikara Bhanj, a zamindar of Gumsur in Ganjam district, refused to pay revenues in 1797.
2. Kattabomman Nayakan, the poligar(Poligars’ Revolt) of Panjalankurichi, led the insurrection between 1795 and 1799.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

15. consider the following statement :

The issue became religious when Mufti Muhammad Aiwaz, a venerated old man, gave a petition to the magistrate of the town. The situation aggravated further when the police, while collecting tax, injured a woman. This event led to a bloody scuffle between the followers of the Mufti and the police.

Which uprising is talking about
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16. consider the following statement :

The English had concluded the settlement of Hathras estate with Dayaram as a farmer. But due to progressively increasing high revenues, Dayaram constantly failed to pay arrears and even committed many acts of hostility by giving harbour to government fugitives.this statement is talking about which incident .

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17. With reference Paika Rebellion 1817, consider the following statements:

1. The Paiks of Odisha were the traditional landed militia.
2. Maharaja Purandhar Singh was important leader.
3. the Paiks of Odisha used to do military service and policing functions on a hereditary basis.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

18. consider the following statement?

1. Surat Salt Agitations happened due to raise the salt duty from 50 paise to one rupee.
2. the Wahabi Movement was essentially an Islamic revivalist movement founded by Abdul Wahab.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

19. With reference Kuka Movement, consider the following statements:

1. the Kuka Movement was founded in 1840 by Bhagat Jawahar Mal in western Punjab.
2. Kukas were against the caste system, discouraging the consumption of meat and alcohol and drugs.
3. concepts of Swadeshi and non-cooperation were propagated by the Kukas.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

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31. Consider the following events:

1. Paika Rebellion
2. Civil Rebellion of Awadh
3. Rising at Bareilly
4. Civil Uprisings in Gorakhpur

Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

32. Consider the following events:

1.  Kol Mutiny
2. Kutch Rebellion
3. 3. Ahom Revolt
4. Surat Salt Agitations

Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

33. consider statement which moment happened before 1857?

1. Kukis’ Revolt in Manipur; against British policies of recruiting labour during the First World War
2. Revolts in Tripura; against hike in house tax rates and against settlement of outsiders.
3. Naga movement inManipur); led by Jadonang; against British rule.

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34. consider the following statement regarding which moment happened after 1857?

1. Singphos’ Rebellion in Assam ; led to murder of British political agent of Assam by Singphos.
2. Khasis’ Revolt in hilly region between Jaintia and Garo Hills); led by the Nunklow ruler, Tirath Singh; against the occupation of the hilly region.
3. Ahoms’ Revolt in ; Assam); against the non-fulfilment of the pledges of the Company after the Burmese War.

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35. consider the following statement?

1. After the annexation of the Maratha territories by the British, the Ramosis, lost their means of livelihood.
2. Govind Guru helped the Bhilsof south Rajasthan to organize themselves to fight for a Bhil Raj by 1913.
3. under Sidhu and Kanhu, two brothers, the Santhals proclaimed an end to Company rule, and declared the area between Bhagalpur and Rajmahal as autonomous.

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