The Sanyasi Revolt (1763–1800), also known as the Monk Rebellion in Bengal, was made famous through which novel written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee?
a) Durgeshnandini
b) Anandmath
c) Kapalkundala
d) Rajmohan’s Wife
Answer: b) Anandmath
The Sanyasi Revolt in Bengal was led by which two prominent leaders?
a) Rani Chennamma and Bakshi Jagabandhu
b) Pandit Bhabhani Charan Pathak and Majanum Shah Fakir
c) Velu Thampi and Tirath Singh
d) Surendra Sai and Bhukhan Singh
Answer: b) Pandit Bhabhani Charan Pathak and Majanum Shah Fakir
The Polygar War of 1799 in Tirunelveli district of modern Tamil Nadu was led by which leader of Panchalankurichi Palayam?
a) Velu Thampi
b) Veerapandi Kattabomman
c) Surendra Sai
d) Tirath Singh
Answer: b) Veerapandi Kattabomman
Who was Velu Thampi, the leader of the revolt against the British (1808–1809) in Travancore?
a) Dalawa (Prime Minister) of Travancore
b) King of Cochin
c) Zamindar of Khurda
d) Ruler of Palamu
Answer: a) Dalawa (Prime Minister) of Travancore
The Paika Revolt of 1817, the first armed rebellion in Odisha against Company rule, was led by whom?
a) Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar
b) Rani Chennamma
c) Bhagirath Manjhi
d) Umaji Naik
Answer: a) Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar
The Chero Revolt of 1800 in Palamu (Jharkhand) was led by which tribal leader?
a) Bhukhan Singh
b) Sido Murmu
c) Surendra Sai
d) Madari Pasi
Answer: a) Bhukhan Singh
The Ramosi Revolt in Maharashtra had three phases. The second phase (1825–26), led by Umaji Naik, was triggered by what event?
a) British annexation of Kittur
b) Widespread famine in Pune
c) Indigo cultivation in Bengal
d) Land revenue hike in Deccan
Answer: b) Widespread famine in Pune
The Satara Revolt of 1840 in Maharashtra was mainly a follow-up of which earlier tribal uprising?
a) Munda Rebellion
b) Ramosi Revolt
c) Paika Revolt
d) Koya Revolt
Answer: b) Ramosi Revolt
The Kharwar Movement of 1868 in Bihar, led by Bhagirath Manjhi of the Santhal Tribe, mainly protested against what?
a) British annexation policies
b) Heavy taxation and ejection of village headmen
c) Indigo cultivation system
d) Ryotwari revenue collection
Answer: b) Heavy taxation and ejection of village headmen
The Santhal Rebellion of 1855–56, led by Sido and Kanhu Murmu, ultimately led to the creation of which new administrative area?
a) Santhal Pargana
b) Pabna League
c) Chhota Nagpur Division
d) Patharughat Province
Answer: a) Santhal Pargana
The Sambalpur Rebellion led by Surendra Sai occurred in how many phases and during which years?
a) One phase (1855–1857)
b) Two phases (1827–1840 and 1857–1862)
c) Two phases (1832–1845 and 1860–1870)
d) Continuous (1800–1850)
Answer: b) Two phases (1827–1840 and 1857–1862)
The Indigo Rebellion of 1859–60 in Bengal was led by which two leaders from Nadia district?
a) Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Biswas
b) Bhukhan Singh and Tirath Singh
c) Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu
d) Bakshi Jagabandhu and Velu Thampi
Answer: a) Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Biswas
The Deccan Riots of 1875 in Maharashtra were mainly against which British revenue system?
a) Zamindari System
b) Mahalwari System
c) Ryotwari System
d) Indigo Planter System
Answer: c) Ryotwari System
The Kuka Movement in Punjab, the first major reaction after British annexation (1849), was started by which leader?
a) Gomdhar Konwar
b) Satguru Ram Singh
c) Songram Sangma
d) Gunda Dhur
Answer: b) Satguru Ram Singh
The Ahom Revolt of 1828 in Assam was led by whom against British betrayal after the Anglo-Burmese War?
a) Tirath Singh
b) Gomdhar Konwar
c) Surendra Sai
d) Budhu Bhagat
Answer: b) Gomdhar Konwar
The Khasi Rebellion (1829–33) in Assam, led by Tirath Singh, arose mainly due to what reason?
a) Forced labor for road construction
b) Heavy land taxes on peasants
c) Indigo cultivation system
d) British annexation policy
Answer: a) Forced labor for road construction
The Kittur Revolt was led by Rani Chennamma of Karnataka against which British policy?
a) Permanent Settlement
b) Doctrine of Lapse
c) Ryotwari System
d) Subsidiary Alliance
Answer: b) Doctrine of Lapse
The Pabna Revolt (1873–1876) in Bengal was a peaceful peasant movement against what?
a) Forced Indigo cultivation
b) Excessive rent collection by landlords
c) British army recruitment
d) Zamindari abolition
Answer: b) Excessive rent collection by landlords
The Koya Revolts of 1880 in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha were led by which leader?
a) Umaji Naik
b) Tama Dora
c) Bhagirath Manjhi
d) Songram Sangma
Answer: b) Tama Dora
The Munda Rebellion (Ulgulan) in Chhota Nagpur was led by Birsa Munda against British interference in which system?
a) Permanent Settlement
b) Zamindari System
c) Khuntkatti System (joint land ownership)
d) Mahalwari System
Answer: c) Khuntkatti System (joint land ownership)
The Battle of Chinhat (1857) near Lucknow saw Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah defeat which British officer’s forces?
a) John Nicholson
b) Henry Lawrence
c) Hugh Wheeler
d) Colin Campbell
Answer: b) Henry Lawrence
The Kol Rebellion (1832) of Chhota Nagpur was led by which leader?
a) Budhu Bhagat
b) Gunda Dhur
c) Rani Chennamma
d) Bhukhan Singh
Answer: a) Budhu Bhagat
The Patharughat Uprising (1894) in Assam was mainly against which British policy?
a) Land annexation
b) Forest regulations
c) Unjust taxation on peasants
d) Doctrine of Lapse
Answer: c) Unjust taxation on peasants
The Bastar Rebellion of 1910, led by Gunda Dhur, began in which forest area of Chhattisgarh?
a) Dandakaranya Forest
b) Kanger Forest
c) Damin-i-Koh Forest
d) Satpura Forest
Answer: b) Kanger Forest
The Eka Movement (1921) in Hardoi, Bahraich, and Sitapur was led by which peasant leader?
a) Madari Pasi
b) Bakshi Jagabandhu
c) Velu Thampi
d) Songram Sangma
Answer: a) Madari Pasi
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