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upsc-p1-history-peasant-tribal-labour MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Arrange the following movements in chronological order, from earliest to latest: A. Deccan Riots B. Kol uprising C. Indigo Revolt D. Santhal rebellion Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option C gives the correct order: Kol uprising (1831-32), Santhal rebellion (1855-56), Indigo Revolt (1859-60), and Deccan Riots (1875). The sequence moves from early Chotanagpur resistance to Damin-i-Koh, then Bengal indigo districts, and finally the western Indian Deccan countryside.
Q2Consider the following statements about peasant mobilisation in the Gandhian and Kisan Sabha phases: 1. The Champaran Agrarian Act of 1918 abolished the tinkathia system. 2. The Bardoli Satyagraha opposed enhanced land revenue under Vallabhbhai Patel's leadership. 3. The Telangana peasant struggle ended with independence in 1947. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The 1918 agrarian law abolished tinkathia in Champaran, and Bardoli opposed enhanced land revenue under Vallabhbhai Patel. Statement 3 is incorrect: the Telangana struggle began in 1946 and continued until 1951, crossing the divide of independence.
Q3Match List I with List II: List I (Movement) A. Indigo Revolt B. Pabna agrarian unrest C. Deccan Riots D. Bardoli Satyagraha List II (Principal form or issue) 1. Opposition to enhanced land revenue 2. Attacks on moneylenders' bonds and debt records 3. Refusal of coercive indigo cultivation 4. Organised rent resistance through leagues, petitions and legal methods Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option B is correct. Indigo cultivators refused coercive cultivation; Pabna tenants used leagues, petitions and legal resistance; Deccan peasants attacked debt documents; and Bardoli peasants opposed enhanced land revenue.
Q4Consider the following statements: 1. The Trade Unions Act, 1926 created labour organisation and strikes for the first time in India. 2. In the Ahmedabad textile strike of 1918, Gandhi mediated between mill owners and workers and helped secure a wage increase. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect because labour organisation and strikes existed before 1926; the Act recognised and regulated registered unions. Statement 2 is correct: Gandhi mediated in the Ahmedabad textile strike of 1918 and helped workers obtain a wage increase.
Q5Arrange the following in chronological order, from earliest to latest: A. All India Kisan Sabha founded at Lucknow B. Champaran Satyagraha C. Bardoli Satyagraha D. All India Trade Union Congress founded at Bombay Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option A is correct: Champaran Satyagraha (1917) came first, followed by the founding of AITUC at Bombay (1920), Bardoli Satyagraha (1928), and the founding of the All India Kisan Sabha at Lucknow (1936).
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6Consider the following statements about tribal movements: 1. The Kol uprising of 1831-32 occurred in Chotanagpur and opposed outsider landlords, moneylenders and administrative intrusion. 2. Sidhu and Kanhu led the Santhal rebellion in the Damin-i-Koh region. 3. Birsa Munda's Ulgulan of 1899-1900 opposed dikus and land alienation. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Consider the following statements: 1. Part IX of the Constitution did not automatically apply to Scheduled Areas because Article 243M provided exceptions. 2. The PESA Act, 1996 extended panchayat principles to Fifth Schedule areas with protective modifications. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
8Consider the following statements about labour organisation and constitutional protection: 1. The All India Trade Union Congress was founded in Bombay in 1920, with Lala Lajpat Rai as its first president. 2. The Trade Unions Act, 1926 gave registration and legal status to unions that had already begun to emerge. 3. Article 43A was inserted by the 42nd Amendment, 1976, and promotes worker participation in management. Select the correct answer using the code given below.