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Other Civil Uprisings: BPSC Prelims PYQs

27 previous-year questions on Other Civil Uprisings, asked 1994–2024. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 64th BPSC Prelims 2018

   The Indigo Rebellion was about:

   1. Athe peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced
   2. Bthe peasant wanting to grow indigo but being forced not to
   3. Cthe peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to grow at a price that was unacceptable
   4. Da protest movement that carried an indigo-coloured flag
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. BPSC Assistant 2019

   Who among the following was a leader of the Indigo Revolt?

   1. ABudhu Bhagat and Jhindari Monak
   2. BDigambar Biswas and Bishnucharan Biswas
   3. CDinabandhu Mitra and Madhusudan Dutt
   4. DBirsa Munda and Gaya Munda
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

   Who wrote the famous play 'Nil Darpan', which depicts the oppression of indigo farmers?

   1. ASharatchandra Chatterjee
   2. BRabindranath Tagore
   3. CBarin Ghosh
   4. DDinabandhu Mitra
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

   Who is the author of ‘Neel Darpan’ a book written on the miserable condition of indigo farmers?

   1. ABankim Chandra Chatterji
   2. BDinabandhu Mitra
   3. CSharat Chandra Chatterji
   4. DRabindranath Tagore
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

   Who wrote the play Neel Darpan describing the plight of the Indigo cultivators of Bengal and Bihar?

   1. AMahatma Gandhi
   2. BAcharya Kripalani
   3. CDinabandhu Mitra
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

   Which rebellion is mentioned in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel, Anandamath?

   1. ASannyasi
   2. BPagalpanthi
   3. CNeel
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. BPSC TRE-1 (Aug 2023)

   Which rebellion is mentioned in Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's Anandamath?

   1. ASanyasi
   2. BSanthal
   3. CIndigo
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

   Which rebellion is mentioned in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's 'Anand Math'?

   1. ASannyasi
   2. BKuka
   3. CSanthal
   4. DNeel
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. 39th BPSC Prelims 1994

   Who founded Ramosi Krishak Jatha in Maharashtra?

   1. AJustice Ranade
   2. BGopal Krishna Gokhale
   3. CVasudev Balwant Phadke
   4. DJyotiba Phule
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    The correct geographical location for the Ramosi Uprising was –

    1. AWestern India
    2. BEastern Ghats
    3. CEastern India
    4. DWestern Ghats
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    The Waghera Uprising happened in –

    1. ASurat
    2. BPoona
    3. CCalicut
    4. DBaroda
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    Who founded the ‘Pagal Panth’?

    1. ABulleh Shah
    2. BKaram Shah
    3. CYaduvendra Singh
    4. DSwami Sahajananda
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. 40th BPSC Prelims 1995

    Trace the tribe that rebelled against Britishers because human sacrifice system was banned –

    1. AKuki
    2. BKhond
    3. COraon
    4. DNackda
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

    Which tribal leader was involved in the tribal rebellion against the British authorities in the Garo Hills region of present-day Meghalaya in the late 19th century?

    1. AJadunath Sharma
    2. BTikendrajit Singh
    3. CRani Gaidinliu
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

    Who opposed the exploitative powers against the new system of tax?

    1. AThe tribes of Khandesh in 1856
    2. BThe Santhals of Bihar in 1855-56
    3. CIn 1850, the tribes of Chotanagpur
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

    Kol Mutiny of 1831 under Buddhu Bhagat took place in which of the following regions?

    1. AKutch
    2. BSinghbhum
    3. CWestern Ghats
    4. DSatara
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

    The Hoz revolt took place during –

    1. A1620 - 21
    2. B1720 - 21
    3. C1820 - 21
    4. D1920 - 21
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

    The 'Tana Bhagat Movement' is related to -

    1. AFrom dalit movement
    2. BFrom tribal movement
    3. CFrom farmer's movement
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

    The Tana Bhagat Movement, a non violent movement against British rule, originated among the tribal communities of which Indian State?

    1. AUttar Pradesh
    2. BKerala
    3. CJharkhand
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

    Which of the following events happened first?

    1. ASanthal Rebellion
    2. BBirsa Munda's Rebellion
    3. CTana Bhagat Movement
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. 45th BPSC Prelims 2001

    Kuka Movement was organized by –

    1. AGuru Ram Das
    2. BGuru Nanak
    3. CGuru Ram Singh
    4. DGuru Gobind Singh
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. BPSC TRE-1 (Aug 2023)

    What was the initial objective of the 'Kuka Movement' in Punjab?

    1. ATo Purify Sikhism
    2. BTo gain political power in Punjab
    3. COrganizing the peasant movement
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

    The Moplah Movement of 1921 was a branch of the —

    1. AKhilafat Movement
    2. BRevolt of 1857
    3. CSwadeshi Movement
    4. DNon-Cooperation Movement
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

    Moplah revolt of 1921 took place in:

    1. AKashmir
    2. BPunjab
    3. CKerala
    4. DAssam
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. 63rd BPSC Prelims 2017

    The Moplah Rebellion of 1921 broke out in -

    1. AAssam
    2. BKerala
    3. CPunjab
    4. DBengal
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. 66th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

    The Tebhaga Movement was started in 1946 from Bengal under the leadership of:

    1. AMuslim League
    2. BKisan Sabha
    3. CIndian National Congress
    4. DTrade Union
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

    The Tebhaga movement in Bengal during the 1940s demanded

    1. AComplete abolition of the Zamindari System
    2. BRedistribution of surplus land among landless farmers
    3. COne-third of the crop will be given to the sharecroppers.
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →