1. The first major tribal uprising against the British was?
A) Santhal Rebellion (1855–56)
B) Kol Rebellion (1831–32)
C) Chuar Rebellion (1767–72)
D) Paharia Rebellion (1778)
Answer: C) Chuar Rebellion (1767–72)
Explanation: The Chuars (Bhumij tribes) of Bengal revolted due to heavy taxation.
2. The Paharia tribal revolt of 1778 took place in?
A) Bihar
B) Bengal
C) Orissa
D) Punjab
Answer: A) Bihar
Explanation: Paharias of Rajmahal Hills revolted against British revenue policies.
3. The Kol uprising of 1831–32 took place in?
A) Chotanagpur region
B) Assam
C) Punjab
D) Orissa
Answer: A) Chotanagpur region
Explanation: The Kols revolted against land dispossession and exploitation by moneylenders.
4. The Kol Rebellion was led by?
A) Tilka Manjhi
B) Buddhu Bhagat
C) Sidhu and Kanhu
D) Birsa Munda
Answer: B) Buddhu Bhagat
Explanation: He led the Kols of Chotanagpur against British and zamindars.
5. The Santhal Rebellion (1855–56) was led by?
A) Tilka Manjhi
B) Birsa Munda
C) Sidhu and Kanhu
D) Tirot Singh
Answer: C) Sidhu and Kanhu
Explanation: The Santhal revolt was one of the largest tribal uprisings before 1857.
6. The Santhal uprising broke out in?
A) Ranchi
B) Rajmahal Hills (Bihar)
C) Assam
D) Nagaland
Answer: B) Rajmahal Hills (Bihar)
Explanation: Santhals rebelled against moneylenders and British revenue officials.
7. The leader of the Chuar rebellion (1798–99) in Bengal was?
A) Durjan Singh
B) Tilka Manjhi
C) Kanhu Murmu
D) Buddhu Bhagat
Answer: A) Durjan Singh
Explanation: He led the Chuars in Midnapore against heavy taxation.
8. Tilka Manjhi led the tribal revolt of?
A) Santhals
B) Paharias
C) Bhils
D) Mundas
Answer: B) Paharias
Explanation: Tilka Manjhi of the Paharias rose against British oppression in 1784.
9. The Munda Rebellion (Ulgulan) was led by?
A) Tilka Manjhi
B) Sidhu Murmu
C) Birsa Munda
D) Buddhu Bhagat
Answer: C) Birsa Munda
Explanation: He launched the Ulgulan (Great Tumult) in the 1890s.
10. The “Ulgulan” of 1899–1900 is associated with?
A) Santhals
B) Bhils
C) Mundas
D) Kols
Answer: C) Mundas
Explanation: Led by Birsa Munda against British and moneylenders.
11. The Khond uprising (1837–56) was against?
A) Land revenue settlement
B) Human sacrifice (Meriah) and British policies
C) Tea plantations
D) Forest regulations
Answer: B) Human sacrifice (Meriah) and British policies
Explanation: The Khonds of Orissa opposed suppression of their customs and exploitation.
12. The Bhil revolts (1817–19, 1825, 1831, 1846) occurred in?
A) Assam
B) Central India and Western Ghats
C) Bihar
D) Bengal
Answer: B) Central India and Western Ghats
Explanation: The Bhils resisted British rule in Khandesh and nearby areas.
13. The Ramosi (Ramoshee) rebellion was led by?
A) Vasudev Balwant Phadke
B) Umaji Naik
C) Kanhu Murmu
D) Tilka Manjhi
Answer: B) Umaji Naik
Explanation: Ramoshis of Maharashtra revolted under Umaji Naik (1820s).
14. The Ahom Revolt (1828) was in?
A) Bengal
B) Assam
C) Punjab
D) Orissa
Answer: B) Assam
Explanation: Ahoms revolted against British annexation of Assam after 1826 Treaty of Yandabo.
15. The Khasi Rebellion (1829–32) was led by?
A) Tirot Singh
B) Birsa Munda
C) Sidhu Murmu
D) Tilka Manjhi
Answer: A) Tirot Singh
Explanation: Khasis resisted British construction of roads in Meghalaya.
16. The leader of Paika Rebellion (1817) in Orissa was?
A) Buxi Jagabandhu
B) Tilka Manjhi
C) Buddhu Bhagat
D) Sidhu Murmu
Answer: A) Buxi Jagabandhu
Explanation: The Paikas revolted against British land policies.
17. The Paika Rebellion is sometimes called?
A) First War of Independence
B) First Tribal Revolt
C) A civil rebellion
D) Both B and C
Answer: D) Both B and C
Explanation: It was a major early civil–tribal rebellion in Orissa.
18. The leader of the Poligar revolt (1799–1805) in South India was?
A) Puli Thevar
B) Veerapandya Kattabomman
C) Tirot Singh
D) Rani Gaidinliu
Answer: B) Veerapandya Kattabomman
Explanation: He resisted British revenue policies in Tamil Nadu.
19. The Kittur uprising (1824) in Karnataka was led by?
A) Tipu Sultan
B) Rani Abbakka
C) Rani Chennamma
D) Kattabomman
Answer: C) Rani Chennamma
Explanation: She opposed the Doctrine of Lapse in Kittur.
20. The Gadkari rising (1844) took place in?
A) Bengal
B) Bombay Presidency
C) Punjab
D) Assam
Answer: B) Bombay Presidency
Explanation: Gadkaris revolted in Kolhapur against British interference.
21. The Moplah (Mappila) Rebellions (1836–54) took place in?
A) Kerala (Malabar)
B) Bihar
C) Bengal
D) Assam
Answer: A) Kerala (Malabar)
Explanation: Moplah Muslims revolted against landlords and British.
22. The Farazi Movement among peasants was started by?
A) Haji Shariatullah
B) Titu Mir
C) Keshab Chandra Sen
D) Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer: A) Haji Shariatullah
Explanation: It was a religious–agrarian movement in Bengal.
23. The Faraizi movement mainly aimed at?
A) Peasant relief from zamindars
B) Purification of Islam
C) Abolition of taxes
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: It mixed religious revival with agrarian demands.
24. The Barasat (Narkelberia) Revolt (1831) was led by?
A) Haji Shariatullah
B) Titu Mir (Syed Mir Nisar Ali)
C) Birsa Munda
D) Buddhu Bhagat
Answer: B) Titu Mir (Syed Mir Nisar Ali)
Explanation: He led a peasant–religious revolt against zamindars and British.
25. Titu Mir built a famous bamboo fort in?
A) Assam
B) Bengal
C) Bihar
D) Orissa
Answer: B) Bengal
Explanation: His bamboo fort became a symbol of peasant defiance.
26. The Indigo Revolt in Bengal took place in?
A) 1845
B) 1859–60
C) 1875
D) 1885
Answer: B) 1859–60
Explanation: Peasants revolted against oppressive indigo planters.
27. The Indigo Revolt of 1859–60 was supported by?
A) Zamindars
B) British officials
C) Bengali intelligentsia and press
D) Indigo planters
Answer: C) Bengali intelligentsia and press
Explanation: Leaders like Harish Chandra Mukherjee and Dinabandhu Mitra supported peasants.
28. The play Nil Darpan (Mirror of Indigo) highlighting indigo oppression was written by?
A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B) Dinabandhu Mitra
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: B) Dinabandhu Mitra
Explanation: His play exposed cruelty of indigo planters.
29. The Indigo Commission was appointed in?
A) 1859
B) 1860
C) 1865
D) 1870
Answer: B) 1860
Explanation: The Commission was set up to investigate grievances of indigo cultivators.
30. The Deccan Riots of 1875 took place in?
A) Bengal
B) Bombay Deccan region (Pune, Ahmednagar)
C) Punjab
D) Orissa
Answer: B) Bombay Deccan region (Pune, Ahmednagar)
Explanation: Peasants attacked moneylenders due to indebtedness.
31. The main cause of the Deccan Riots (1875) was?
A) Indigo cultivation
B) Exploitation by moneylenders
C) British army recruitment
D) Trade monopolies
Answer: B) Exploitation by moneylenders
Explanation: High-interest loans, land confiscations led to peasant violence.
32. Which Act was passed after the Deccan Riots to protect peasants?
A) Bengal Tenancy Act 1885
B) Deccan Agriculturists Relief Act 1879
C) Ryot Protection Act 1882
D) Land Reforms Act 1901
Answer: B) Deccan Agriculturists Relief Act 1879
Explanation: It provided debt relief to peasants in Deccan.
33. The Pabna Movement (1873–76) took place in?
A) Bihar
B) Punjab
C) Eastern Bengal
D) Madras
Answer: C) Eastern Bengal
Explanation: Peasants resisted zamindars’ demands for enhanced rents.
34. The Pabna peasant movement was characterized by?
A) Violent revolts
B) Peaceful legal methods like petitions and meetings
C) Armed rebellion
D) Religious revival
Answer: B) Peaceful legal methods like petitions and meetings
Explanation: Peasants fought legally against zamindars.
35. The leader associated with the Pabna Peasant Movement was?
A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B) R.C. Dutt
C) A.K. Fazlul Huq
D) None specific (mass-based movement)
Answer: D) None specific (mass-based movement)
Explanation: It was a spontaneous movement without central leadership.
36. The Bengal Tenancy Act (1885) was a result of?
A) Indigo Revolt
B) Pabna Peasant Uprising
C) Santhal Rebellion
D) Deccan Riots
Answer: B) Pabna Peasant Uprising
Explanation: It gave some rights to tenants.
37. The Munda Ulgulan (1899–1900) demanded?
A) Abolition of zamindari
B) End of bonded labor (Beth Begari)
C) Restoration of traditional tribal land system (Khuntkatti rights)
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: Birsa Munda led it against British and moneylenders.
38. The tribal movement of Tana Bhagat in Chotanagpur (1914–20) emphasized?
A) Revolt against British taxation
B) Social reforms (abstinence from liquor, meat, rituals)
C) Non-cooperation with British
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: Tana Bhagats combined social reform with political resistance.
39. The Moplah (Mappila) Rebellions in Malabar were mostly against?
A) British officers only
B) Exploiting Hindu landlords & British authorities
C) Zamindars of Bihar
D) Missionaries
Answer: B) Exploiting Hindu landlords & British authorities
Explanation: Moplah Muslims revolted in multiple waves in 19th century.
40. The Kuka (Namdhari) Movement was associated with?
A) Assam
B) Punjab
C) Orissa
D) Bengal
Answer: B) Punjab
Explanation: A Sikh reformist and revivalist movement of mid-19th century.
41. The Kuka Movement was founded by?
A) Ram Singh
B) Guru Nanak
C) Bhagat Singh
D) Dayananda Saraswati
Answer: A) Ram Singh
Explanation: He emphasized Sikh purity and opposed cow slaughter.
42. The Wahhabi Movement in India was branded by the British as?
A) Harmless religious revival
B) “Fanatic conspiracy”
C) Peasant uprising
D) Tribal revolt
Answer: B) “Fanatic conspiracy”
Explanation: British saw it as a political-religious threat.
43. The Tebhaga Movement (1946–47) in Bengal demanded?
A) One-third share for peasants
B) Two-thirds share of produce for sharecroppers
C) End of zamindari
D) State takeover of land
Answer: B) Two-thirds share of produce for sharecroppers
Explanation: Tebhaga literally means “three parts” – peasants wanted 2/3 share.
44. Which movement is regarded as precursor to later Kisan Sabhas in Bengal?
A) Indigo Revolt
B) Pabna Movement
C) Tebhaga Movement
D) Chuar Revolt
Answer: B) Pabna Movement
Explanation: It pioneered organized peasant struggles.
45. Which peasant revolt was described by R.C. Dutt as the “blue mutiny”?
A) Pabna Uprising
B) Indigo Revolt
C) Deccan Riots
D) Moplah Rebellion
Answer: B) Indigo Revolt
Explanation: Because it was a struggle against forced indigo cultivation.
46. The Deccan Riots Commission was appointed in?
A) 1875
B) 1876
C) 1877
D) 1878
Answer: A) 1875
Explanation: It investigated causes of peasant riots in Deccan.
47. The Santhal rebellion led to the creation of which administrative division?
A) Rajmahal Division
B) Santhal Parganas
C) Chotanagpur Division
D) Ranchi District
Answer: B) Santhal Parganas
Explanation: British carved a new district to pacify Santhals.
48. Which peasant movement of Bengal was led by a religious leader calling himself the “prophet of Islam”?
A) Wahhabi Movement
B) Faraizi Movement
C) Indigo Revolt
D) Pabna Movement
Answer: B) Faraizi Movement
Explanation: Haji Shariatullah launched it mixing religion and peasant grievances.
49. Which of the following movements used legal methods instead of violent uprisings?
A) Pabna Movement
B) Indigo Revolt
C) Santhal Rebellion
D) Deccan Riots
Answer: A) Pabna Movement
Explanation: It focused on petitions, meetings, and legal struggles.
50. The Indigo Revolt was considered significant because?
A) It was the first peasant movement to get support from intelligentsia and press
B) It succeeded in overthrowing British rule
C) It created a peasant state in Bengal
D) It was fully supported by zamindars
Answer: A) It was the first peasant movement to get support from intelligentsia and press
Explanation: It set a new trend of intellectual-peasant alliance in Indian freedom struggle.
51. The Vellore Mutiny of 1806 is considered important because?
A) It was the first mutiny by Indian soldiers against the British
B) It succeeded in overthrowing British rule in Madras
C) It led directly to 1857 Revolt
D) It was led by Rani Chennamma
Answer: A) It was the first mutiny by Indian soldiers against the British
Explanation: The Vellore Mutiny was an early sepoy revolt caused by religious interference.
52. The Vellore Mutiny (1806) was sparked by?
A) Land revenue demands
B) Religious grievances regarding dress code and caste customs
C) Political annexation of Mysore
D) Indigo cultivation
Answer: B) Religious grievances regarding dress code and caste customs
Explanation: Sepoys were forced to wear new uniforms that offended religious sensibilities.
53. Who suppressed the Vellore Mutiny?
A) Lord Wellesley
B) Colonel Gillespie
C) Lord Cornwallis
D) Buxi Jagabandhu
Answer: B) Colonel Gillespie
Explanation: He quickly crushed the revolt, but it foreshadowed 1857.
54. The Barrackpore Mutiny of 1824 was led by?
A) Mangal Pandey
B) Binda Tiwari
C) Sepoys refusing to cross sea (Kala Pani taboo)
D) Titu Mir
Answer: C) Sepoys refusing to cross sea (Kala Pani taboo)
Explanation: They refused to fight in Burma, fearing loss of caste by crossing seas.
55. The 1824 Barrackpore Mutiny was finally suppressed by?
A) General Dalhousie
B) General Timins
C) General Dalrymple
D) British artillery
Answer: B) General Timins
Explanation: The sepoys were harshly punished, showing early military discontent.
56. The Revolt of Velu Thampi (1809) was in which princely state?
A) Travancore
B) Mysore
C) Hyderabad
D) Punjab
Answer: A) Travancore
Explanation: Velu Thampi Dalawa (Prime Minister of Travancore) revolted against British dominance.
57. The Bareilly Uprising (1816) was led by?
A) Ahmadullah Shah
B) Syed Ahmad of Rae Bareli
C) Syed Mir Nisar Ali (Titu Mir)
D) Khan Bahadur Khan
Answer: A) Ahmadullah Shah
Explanation: He mobilized Rohillas of Bareilly against British.
58. The Wahhabi Revolt had its strong base in?
A) Chotanagpur
B) Bengal and North-West Provinces
C) Madras Presidency
D) Punjab
Answer: B) Bengal and North-West Provinces
Explanation: Wahhabis resisted British influence and non-Islamic practices.
59. Which revolt was linked to the soldiers of Barrackpore in 1857?
A) Indigo Revolt
B) Revolt of Mangal Pandey
C) Moplah Revolt
D) Kittur Uprising
Answer: B) Revolt of Mangal Pandey
Explanation: On 29 March 1857, he fired on a British officer, sparking 1857 revolt.
60. The immediate cause of the 1857 Revolt was?
A) Annexation of Awadh
B) Introduction of Enfield rifle cartridges greased with cow & pig fat
C) Exploitation by zamindars
D) High taxation
Answer: B) Introduction of Enfield rifle cartridges greased with cow & pig fat
Explanation: Religious insult triggered sepoy rebellion.
61. Which civil uprising was led by Rani Chennamma in Karnataka in 1824?
A) Poligar Revolt
B) Kittur Uprising
C) Ramosi Revolt
D) Gadkari Rising
Answer: B) Kittur Uprising
Explanation: She resisted British annexation of Kittur under Doctrine of Lapse.
62. Who among the following was executed by the British after the Kittur revolt?
A) Rani Chennamma
B) Siddi of Belgaum
C) Sangolli Rayanna
D) Buxi Jagabandhu
Answer: C) Sangolli Rayanna
Explanation: A close associate of Chennamma, he carried on resistance.
63. The Paika Rebellion (1817) in Orissa was considered by some historians as?
A) A tribal revolt only
B) A precursor to the 1857 revolt
C) A local zamindar dispute
D) A Moplah uprising
Answer: B) A precursor to the 1857 revolt
Explanation: It had mass tribal–civil participation against British policies.
64. Which civil uprising leader was known as “Tiger of Orissa”?
A) Tilka Manjhi
B) Buxi Jagabandhu
C) Buddhu Bhagat
D) Veerapandya Kattabomman
Answer: B) Buxi Jagabandhu
Explanation: He led Paika rebellion with fierce resistance.
65. The Kols, Santhals, and Mundas revolted mainly due to?
A) Religious persecution by missionaries
B) Loss of traditional land rights to zamindars and moneylenders
C) Rise of British education
D) Introduction of railways
Answer: B) Loss of traditional land rights to zamindars and moneylenders
Explanation: British land policies displaced tribal systems.
66. Who called the 1857 revolt the “First War of Independence”?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) V.D. Savarkar
C) R.C. Dutt
D) S.N. Sen
Answer: B) V.D. Savarkar
Explanation: His 1909 book popularized this nationalist interpretation.
67. The 1857 revolt in Awadh was led by?
A) Nana Saheb
B) Kunwar Singh
C) Begum Hazrat Mahal
D) Khan Bahadur Khan
Answer: C) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Explanation: She led Awadh’s revolt after annexation and deposing of Wajid Ali Shah.
68. The 1857 revolt in Bihar was led by?
A) Nana Saheb
B) Kunwar Singh
C) Tantiya Tope
D) Rani Lakshmibai
Answer: B) Kunwar Singh
Explanation: At the age of 80, he led the revolt in Bihar.
69. The 1857 revolt in Jhansi was led by?
A) Kunwar Singh
B) Tantiya Tope
C) Rani Lakshmibai
D) Ahmadullah Shah
Answer: C) Rani Lakshmibai
Explanation: She famously resisted British troops and died fighting.
70. The 1857 revolt in Kanpur was led by?
A) Nana Saheb
B) Begum Hazrat Mahal
C) Kunwar Singh
D) Tantiya Tope
Answer: A) Nana Saheb
Explanation: He proclaimed himself Peshwa and led Kanpur’s revolt.
71. Tantiya Tope was associated with which 1857 revolt?
A) Awadh
B) Kanpur
C) Jhansi
D) Both B and C
Answer: D) Both B and C
Explanation: He supported Nana Saheb at Kanpur and Rani Lakshmibai at Jhansi.
72. Who led the 1857 revolt at Bareilly?
A) Ahmadullah Shah
B) Khan Bahadur Khan
C) Nana Saheb
D) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Answer: B) Khan Bahadur Khan
Explanation: He was the grandson of Rohilla chief Hafiz Rahmat Khan.
73. Who led the 1857 revolt at Delhi?
A) Nana Saheb
B) Bahadur Shah II (Zafar)
C) Kunwar Singh
D) Rani Lakshmibai
Answer: B) Bahadur Shah II (Zafar)
Explanation: The last Mughal Emperor was declared symbolic leader of the revolt.
74. Which slogan was associated with the 1857 revolt?
A) “Vande Mataram”
B) “Inquilab Zindabad”
C) “Religion and Country” (Deen aur Desh)
D) “Swaraj is my birthright”
Answer: C) “Religion and Country” (Deen aur Desh)
Explanation: Revolt united people on both religious and political grounds.
75. Which uprising directly provided experience and inspiration for 1857 revolt?
A) Paika Rebellion (1817)
B) Vellore Mutiny (1806)
C) Barrackpore Mutiny (1824)
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: These early uprisings foreshadowed sepoy discontent and civil anger that culminated in 1857.
76. The common feature of most early popular uprisings was?
A) Peasants revolted against zamindars and moneylenders
B) Tribal people resisted loss of land and customs
C) Soldiers protested against religious interference
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: The uprisings were responses to colonial exploitation across groups.
77. Which of the following was not a tribal revolt?
A) Santhal Rebellion
B) Kol Uprising
C) Moplah Rebellion
D) Ulgulan
Answer: C) Moplah Rebellion
Explanation: Moplah revolt was agrarian-religious, not tribal.
78. The Paika Rebellion of 1817 is often regarded as?
A) First tribal revolt in India
B) First war of independence by some historians
C) Part of Wahhabi movement
D) Indigo struggle precursor
Answer: B) First war of independence by some historians
Explanation: It combined peasants, tribals, and zamindars against British.
79. The Indigo Revolt was unique because?
A) It was armed
B) It received strong support from Indian intelligentsia and press
C) It spread across all of India
D) It was backed by the British army
Answer: B) It received strong support from Indian intelligentsia and press
Explanation: Writers like Dinabandhu Mitra exposed planter exploitation.
80. The Deccan Riots of 1875 highlighted?
A) Exploitation by indigo planters
B) Exploitation by moneylenders
C) Zamindari oppression in Bengal
D) Tribal resistance in Orissa
Answer: B) Exploitation by moneylenders
Explanation: They showed rising rural indebtedness under colonial economy.
81. The British often described popular uprisings as?
A) Nationalist movements
B) “Local disturbances” or “fanatic outbursts”
C) Political wars
D) Modern revolutions
Answer: B) “Local disturbances” or “fanatic outbursts”
Explanation: They refused to accept them as genuine mass resistance.
82. Which tribal leader is remembered as “Dharti Aba” (Father of Earth)?
A) Tilka Manjhi
B) Birsa Munda
C) Sidhu Murmu
D) Tirot Singh
Answer: B) Birsa Munda
Explanation: He is revered as a messiah among the Mundas.
83. The Wahhabi Movement was considered dangerous because?
A) It united peasants and tribals
B) It had pan-Islamic connections and anti-British stance
C) It allied with Hindu reformers
D) It was fully non-violent
Answer: B) It had pan-Islamic connections and anti-British stance
Explanation: The British saw it as a transnational Islamic threat.
84. Which early rebellion showed the importance of religious symbols in mass mobilization?
A) Santhal Uprising
B) Indigo Revolt
C) Wahhabi Movement
D) 1857 Revolt
Answer: D) 1857 Revolt
Explanation: The cow-pig cartridge issue mobilized both Hindus and Muslims.
85. What was the major limitation of pre-1857 uprisings?
A) Lack of armed resistance
B) Regional and localized nature without pan-Indian unity
C) Total absence of leadership
D) They were purely peaceful
Answer: B) Regional and localized nature without pan-Indian unity
Explanation: Most revolts remained confined to regions.
86. Who said: “The Revolt of 1857 was neither the first, nor the last, but only one in a long chain of uprisings”?
A) R.C. Dutt
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Bipan Chandra
D) V.D. Savarkar
Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation: In Discovery of India, he stressed continuity of resistance.
87. Which peasant revolt is called the “first organized peasant struggle in India”?
A) Pabna Movement
B) Indigo Revolt
C) Moplah Uprising
D) Deccan Riots
Answer: A) Pabna Movement
Explanation: It used organized, legal, non-violent methods.
88. Which rebellion combined elements of both tribal discontent and peasant grievances?
A) Santhal Rebellion
B) Moplah Rebellion
C) Wahhabi Movement
D) Paika Rebellion
Answer: D) Paika Rebellion
Explanation: Paikas were warrior–peasant groups with tribal support.
89. The major contribution of these uprisings to Indian freedom struggle was?
A) They forced British withdrawal
B) They kept alive spirit of resistance and exposed colonial exploitation
C) They brought communal unity always
D) They provided complete independence before 1900
Answer: B) They kept alive spirit of resistance and exposed colonial exploitation
Explanation: They prepared ground for later nationalist movement.
90. Which uprising had the closest linkage to the grievances of sepoys that exploded in 1857?
A) Vellore Mutiny (1806)
B) Moplah Uprising
C) Deccan Riots
D) Indigo Revolt
Answer: A) Vellore Mutiny (1806)
Explanation: It foreshadowed sepoy anger at religious interference.
91. The Santhal Rebellion (1855–56) resulted in?
A) Recognition of Santhal Parganas as separate administrative unit
B) Land reforms in Bengal
C) End of moneylender exploitation
D) Tribal self-rule
Answer: A) Recognition of Santhal Parganas as separate administrative unit
Explanation: British carved Santhal Parganas in 1855.
92. Who among the following said that the Indigo Revolt “was not a riot, but a revolution”?
A) R.C. Dutt
B) Bipan Chandra
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Dinabandhu Mitra
Answer: A) R.C. Dutt
Explanation: He praised peasants’ courage and intelligentsia support.
93. The main social base of Wahhabi Movement was?
A) Rich zamindars
B) Peasants, artisans, and lower classes of Muslims
C) Christian converts
D) Hindu traders
Answer: B) Peasants, artisans, and lower classes of Muslims
Explanation: They responded strongly to Syed Ahmad’s call.
94. The significance of Indigo Revolt lies in the fact that?
A) It showed the limits of tribal unity
B) It was purely religious
C) It brought together peasants and Indian intelligentsia in common cause
D) It was the first nationalist uprising
Answer: C) It brought together peasants and Indian intelligentsia in common cause
Explanation: Writers, journalists, and reformers supported peasants.
95. Which early uprising directly opposed the Doctrine of Lapse before 1857?
A) Poligar Revolt
B) Kittur Uprising (1824)
C) Paika Rebellion
D) Ramosi Revolt
Answer: B) Kittur Uprising (1824)
Explanation: Rani Chennamma resisted annexation of Kittur under Doctrine of Lapse.
96. The military grievances before 1857 included?
A) Low pay and discrimination
B) Religious interference (dress, rituals, greased cartridges)
C) Overseas service taboo
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: Sepoy discontent was multi-dimensional.
97. The Indigo Commission (1860) concluded that?
A) Indigo planters were right
B) Peasants were right not to grow indigo
C) Zamindars should grow indigo
D) Indigo should be banned in India
Answer: B) Peasants were right not to grow indigo
Explanation: The commission supported peasants’ grievances.
98. Why were most early popular uprisings unsuccessful?
A) Poor leadership and organization
B) Regional isolation
C) Lack of modern ideology and communication
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: Limitations prevented them from evolving into a national movement.
99. What is the correct chronological order of these uprisings?
- Vellore Mutiny
- Paika Rebellion
- Santhal Rebellion
- Deccan Riots
A) 1–2–3–4
B) 2–1–3–4
C) 3–1–2–4
D) 4–2–1–3
Answer: A) 1–2–3–4
Explanation: Vellore (1806), Paika (1817), Santhal (1855–56), Deccan Riots (1875).
100. The legacy of popular uprisings before 1857 can best be described as?
A) Failed local revolts with no importance
B) Crucial link between pre-colonial resistance and modern nationalism
C) Purely tribal affairs
D) Mere law-and-order problems
Answer: B) Crucial link between pre-colonial resistance and modern nationalism
Explanation: They created traditions of protest and resistance later absorbed into nationalism.