Practice Peasant and Tribal Movements – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about indigo cultivation in colonial Bengal:

1. Under nij cultivation, the planter grew indigo on his own land using hired labourers.

2. Ryots who signed the satta received cash advances from the planter at a low rate of interest.

3. Nij cultivation was easy to expand because fertile land was usually lying vacant.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the indigo revolt of 1859 and its aftermath:

1. The rebelling ryots received support from local zamindars and village headmen.

2. The lathiyals were the planters' agents who were beaten when they came to collect rent.

3. After the Indigo Commission's report, indigo production in Bengal declined and planters shifted to Bihar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about colonial forest laws:

1. Forests that produced timber were declared Reserved Forests, where jhum cultivation and hunting were not allowed.

2. In forest villages, jhum cultivators were given small patches of land on the condition that the villagers would provide labour to the Forest Department.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. Indigo revolt of the ryots in Bengal

2. Birsa Munda's call to restore a golden age (satyug)

3. Demarcation of Damin-i-Koh as the land of the Santhals

4. Outbreak of the Deccan revolt at Supa

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about the Santhals:

1. Damin-i-Koh was demarcated in the foothills of the Rajmahal hills.

2. The Santhals suffered from heavy taxes and the high interest charged by moneylenders called dikus.

3. After the revolt of 1855-56, Santhal Pargana was created by carving out land from Bhagalpur and Birbhum districts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Deccan revolt of 1875:

1. It began at Supa, a large village and market centre in Poona district.

2. The ryots demanded the bahi khatas and debt bonds of the moneylenders and burnt them.

3. Within the next two months it spread over 6,500 sq km and affected more than 300 villages.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Consider the following statements about the Indigo Commission set up after the indigo revolt of 1859:

1. It held the planters guilty.

2. It ruled that ryots must fulfil their existing contracts but could refuse to grow indigo in future.

3. It concluded that indigo cultivation was profitable for the ryots.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. Ryots attack moneylenders at Supa in Poona district

2. Forest satyagraha in the Central Provinces

3. Santhal Revolt

4. Release of Birsa Munda from jail

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about the Deccan revolt of 1875:

1. It began at Supa, a market centre in Ahmednagar district.

2. The ryots demanded the moneylenders' account books and debt bonds and burnt them.

3. A Deccan Riots Commission was set up to inquire into it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?