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Tribal, peasant & Prajamandal movements in Rajasthan MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Which statement is incorrect about Prajamandal politics in princely Rajasthan? Statement 1: Prajamandals demanded civil liberties, press freedom, assembly rights, representative institutions and responsible government. Statement 2: In princely states, Prajamandals primarily targeted an elected provincial government, just as Congress politics did in British Indian provinces.
Prajamandals were people's organisations inside princely states. Their demands included civil liberties, press freedom, assembly rights, representative institutions and responsible government. The key distinction is the political target. In British Indian provinces, politics faced the colonial provincial government; in princely states, Prajamandal workers faced the ruler, durbar and state administration under British paramountcy. Therefore the claim that they primarily targeted an elected provincial government misreads the structure of princely-state politics.
Q2Assertion: Mewar Praja Mandal, founded in 1938, is a high-yield case because Mewar already had a background of Bijolia, Begun and tribal-rural mobilisation. Reason: Manikya Lal Verma links older agrarian mobilisation with the wider demand for responsible government in Mewar. Choose the correct answer.
Mewar Praja Mandal was founded in 1938, and it is treated as high-yield because Mewar already had the background of Bijolia, Begun and tribal-rural mobilisation. Manikya Lal Verma is the key link: he appears in agrarian mobilisation and then in Mewar public politics. That is why the reason does not merely state another true fact; it explains how older rural grievances fed the demand for responsible government.
Q3Which pairing correctly identifies the event that turned Mangarh into a major tribal martyr-memory site?
Mangarh is linked with Govind Guru's Bhagat mobilisation. On 17 November 1913, a large gathering of Bhil-Garasia followers at Mangarh hill faced firing by British and princely forces. That armed response against a mass tribal gathering made Mangarh a major tribal martyr-memory site. Govindpura belongs to the Begun peasant movement, Bijolia's 1941 agreement belongs to agrarian concessions, and Jaipur Praja Mandal marks political organisation in a princely state.
Q4In the study of Rajasthan's tribal movements, which organisation did Govind Guru organise among Bhil communities in 1883?
Govind Guru, also called Govind Giri, is linked with the Samp Sabha in 1883. This organisation worked among Bhil communities in the Banswara-Dungarpur belt and connected moral discipline, unity, social reform and resistance to exploitation. The Eki Movement belongs to Motilal Tejawat in 1921, while the Prajamandal bodies belong to later princely-state politics. Therefore the 1883 Bhil reform organisation associated with Govind Guru is the Samp Sabha.
Q5For CET revision, which chain best captures the common causes behind tribal and peasant unrest in Rajasthan?
There is an exam lens for causes: revenue pressure, begar, local official oppression, forest restrictions and the absence of representative remedies. Peasants faced lagaan, multiple cesses, unpaid labour and insecure tenure under jagirdari and thikana structures. Tribal communities faced controls over forests, grazing, movement and customary livelihood, along with state-backed policing. This combined economic burden with political exclusion, which explains why protest grew into broader demands for dignity, rights and representation.
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6Statement 1: Tribal movements in Rajasthan raised issues of community dignity, forest access, revenue pressure and resistance to state-backed stigma. Statement 2: Prajamandal movements gave scattered local grievances a political language of rights, representation and responsible government. Which of the following is correct?
7Which statement best explains the broad cause of peasant movements such as Bijolia, Begun and Shekhawati in Rajasthan?
8Which statement about the Prajamandal movement in princely Rajasthan is incorrect?
9Statement 1: The Bijolia Peasant Movement began in 1897 in the Bijolia jagir of Mewar. Statement 2: Vijay Singh Pathik gave it an organised direction after 1916 by documenting illegal cesses and publicising peasant grievances. Statement 3: The movement is mainly remembered as a short revolt that ended in 1923 after the Govindpura firing. Which statements are correct?
10Match the events with the correct dates. List I: 1. Mangarh Hill firing 2. Beginning of the Bijolia Peasant Movement 3. Govindpura firing during the Begun Movement List II: a. 1897 b. 17 November 1913 c. 13 July 1923
11Read the assertion and reason. Assertion (A): Peasant and tribal struggles created pressure from below, while Prajamandals converted that pressure into organised constitutional politics inside princely states. Reason (R): Prajamandals linked local grievances with demands such as civil liberties, representative institutions and responsible government.
12Match the movements with the most appropriate identifying feature. List I: 1. Bijolia 2. Begun 3. Shekhawati 4. Eki List II: a. Unity-based mobilisation among Bhils, Garasias and related communities b. Jat peasant organisation in north-eastern Rajasthan c. Long Mewar peasant struggle from 1897 to 1941 d. Govindpura firing of 13 July 1923
13Read the assertion and reason about Prajamandal movements in princely Rajasthan. Assertion (A): Prajamandals demanded civil liberties, representative institutions and responsible government in princely states. Reason (R): They converted local grievances into a political language of rights, representation and democratic integration. Choose the correct answer.
14Match List I with List II. List I: 1. Begun Peasant Movement 2. Shekhawati mobilisation 3. Govindpura firing 4. Sikar Peasant Conference List II: a. Sikar-Jhunjhunu and thikana oppression b. 13 July 1923; Roopa ji and Kripaji killed c. Begun jagir of Chittorgarh district in Mewar d. 1934 marker of farmer organisation Choose the correct match.
15Consider the following statements about the Eki Movement. Statement 1: Motilal Tejawat began the movement in 1921 among Bhils and other tribal groups of southern Rajasthan. Statement 2: The movement was organised by Govind Guru in 1883 as the Samp Sabha and ended with the Mangarh firing. Which of the statements is/are correct?