Chapter 4 Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (c. 600 BCE – 600 CE)

1. What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda? (upsc /IAS2011)

1) The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought.

2) The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements: (UPSC /IAS 2010) 

1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.

2) Acharya J. B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran investigation.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

3. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? (upsc /IAS2007)

4. With reference to Pabna Agrarian Leagues , consider the following statements:

1. agrarian unrest caused by oppressive practices of the zamindars.
2. The main form of struggle was that of legal resistance;
3. the peasants of Yusufshahi Pargana in Patna district formed an agrarian league
4. The league organised a rent strike—the ryots refused to pay the enhanced rents

   Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

5. With reference to Deccan Riots  , consider the following statements:

1. The ryots of Deccan region of western India suffered heavy taxation under the Ryotwari system
2. local moneylenders with support of zamidar exploited the ryots
3. there was social boycott movement against zamindar
4. , the modern nationalist intelligentsia of Maharashtra supported the peasants

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? (upsc2018)

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

7. Consider the following Statement regarding chronology .

1. The All India Kisan Congress/Sabha
2. Bardoli Satyagraha,
3. the Bengal Tenancy Act was passed.
4. Tebhaga movement

Choose the correct answer

8. With reference to Changed Nature of Peasant Movements after 1857 , consider the following statements:

1. Territorial reach was not limited.
2. Colonialism had to face social boycott by Peasant
3. The struggles were directed towards specific and limited objectives and redressal of particular grievances.
4. There was no continuity of struggle or long-term organization.

Choose the correct answer

9. Which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765 (upsc /IAS2002)

10. The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for (upsc /IAS2013)

11. With reference to Weaknesses of Peasant Movements after 1857 , consider the following statements:

1 . There was lack of new ideology

2 . There was a lack of an adequate understanding of colonialism.

Choose the incorrect answer

12. Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?(upsc2011)

13. With reference to The Kisan Sabha Movement , consider the following statements:

1. Baba Ram Chandra urged Nehru to visit villages.
2. prominent leaders were Jhinguri Singh, Durgapal Singh and Baba Ramchandra
3. The United Provinces Kisan Sabha was set up in February 1918
4. due to the efforts of the Home Rule activists, kisan sabhas were organized in UP.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

14. Consider the following events: (UPSC /IAS1999)

1) Indigo Revolt

2) Santhal Rebellion

3) Deccan Riot

4) Mutiny of the Sepoys

The correct chronological sequence of these events is:

15. consider the following statements:

1. The grassroot leadership of the Eka Movement came from Madari Pasi
2. there was no role of small zamidar and low catse leaders
3. The meetings of the Eka or the Unity Movement and decided refuse to do forced labour;

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

16. With reference to Mappila Revolt , consider the following statements:

1. The Mappilas were the Muslim tenants inhabiting the Malabar region.
2. Mappila movement merged with the ongoing Khilafat agitation
3. The leaders of the Khilafat-Non-Cooperation Movement like Gandhi, addressed Mappila meetings.
4. most of the landlords were Hindus

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

17. Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra

Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math? (UPSC /IAS2006)

18. With reference to Bardoli Satyagraha, consider the following statements:

1. The movement sparked off in January 1926 when the authorities decided to increase the land revenue by 30 per cent.
2. a Bardoli Inquiry Committee was set up and found the revenue hike to be unjustified
3. Vallabhbhai Patel was called to lead the movement.
4. Those who opposed the movement faced a social boycott.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

19. Which of the following parties were established by Dr.B.R. Ambedkar? (UPSC /IAS2012)

1) The Peasants and Workers Party of India

2) All India Scheduled Castes Federation

3) The Independent Labour Party

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

20. With reference to Bardoli Satyagraha, consider the following statements:

1. A . The women of Bardoli gave him (Vallabhbhai Patel) the title of “Sardar”.
2. B . Bardoli Satyagraha Patrika was brought out to mobilise public opinion.
3. C . K.M. Munshi was the only who resigned from the Bombay Legislative Council in support of the movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

21. With reference to The All India Kisan Congress/Sabha, consider the following statements:

1. This sabha was founded in Lucknow in April 1936 with Swami Sahjanand Saraswati as the president
2. 1937 provincial elections was strongly influenced by the AIKS agenda.

  Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

22. With reference to Indigo Revolt (1859-60)  , consider the following statements:

1. Digambar Biswas led the crowed against indigo planters
2. lathiyals (retainers) backed by police and the courts.
3. The Government appointed an indigo commission to inquire into the problem of indigo cultivation

Choose the correct answer