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Bijolia peasant movement MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Which of the following thikanas imposed the Chanwari tax?
The Chanwari tax is associated with the Bijolia thikana, a major grievance in the Bijolia farmer movement. It was among the many oppressive levies that peasants opposed in that region. Kuchaman and Didwana were important places in Rajasthan, but the Chanwari tax in this question is not credited to them. Bhainsrorgarh was another thikana, yet it is not the standard association for this levy. The printed key therefore correctly points to Bijolia, the centre of the well-known peasant agitation.
Q2Through which newspaper did Vijay Singh Pathik propagate the Bijolia farmer movement across India?
Vijay Singh Pathik used the newspaper Pratap to bring the Bijolia farmer movement to national attention. Pratap, associated with nationalist journalism, gave space to peasant grievances and helped carry the issue beyond Rajasthan. Naveen Rajasthan and Tarun Rajasthan were also important public-awakening papers, but they are not the one asked for here in connection with Pathik's all-India propagation of Bijolia. Yugantar is linked more with revolutionary nationalist writing in Bengal, not with this Rajasthan peasant movement.
Q3Given below are two statements: Statement I: In April 1919, the Udaipur State Government formed a Commission under the chairmanship of Mandalgarh Hakim Bindulal Bhattacharya in order to listen to the complaints of Bijolia farmers. The Commission advocated various recommendations for the benefit of the farmers. Statement II: Officers of the Foreign Ministry of the Indian Government believed that a quick alliance should be made with the Bijolia Kisan Panchayat; otherwise, the peasant movement might take a violent form in Rajputana. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Both statements describe developments linked with the Bijolia peasant movement. The Udaipur State Government did set up a commission in April 1919 under Mandalgarh Hakim Bindulal Bhattacharya to hear the grievances of Bijolia peasants, and it suggested measures in their favour. The second statement also fits the official concern that the movement could become more intense in Rajputana unless the Bijolia Kisan Panchayat was dealt with quickly. Since the two statements are accepted as correct, the choices saying both are wrong or only one is correct do not fit.
Q4Which of the following leaders led the Bijolia movement?
Vijay Singh Pathik was one of the principal leaders associated with the Bijolia peasant movement, which challenged oppressive taxes and feudal exactions in the Mewar region. Chuna Ram Punia is not the recognised leader of this movement in the standard Rajasthan history account. Kanwar Vijay Pal does not match the established leadership of Bijolia. Surendra Singh is also not identified with leading this peasant agitation. The question asks for the leader among the given names, and that role is linked with Vijay Singh Pathik.
Q5Who imposed Chanwari tax on the farmers of Bijolia in 1903?
In the Bijolia peasant movement, the Chanwari tax is associated with Rao Krishna Singh, the Bijolia jagirdar, who imposed it on peasants in 1903. The levy became one of the grievances that fed peasant resistance in the region. Jagirdar Prithvi is not the recorded authority for this 1903 imposition in the standard account. Sadhu Sitaram Das is remembered as an organiser and leader linked with the Bijolia movement, not as the tax-imposing ruler. Maharana Fateh Singh was the ruler of Mewar, but the specific tax in Bijolia was imposed by the local jagirdar.
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