When did tribal leaders, Sitaram Kanwar and Raghunath Singh Mandloi Bhilala join the Anti-British Revolution?
- (a)1842 A.D.
- (b)1857 A.D.
- (c)1927 A.D.
- (d)1942 A.D.
Correct — B, 1857 A.D. Sitaram Kanwar and Raghunath Singh Mandloi, tribal leaders of the Bhilala community from the Barwani (Nimar) area, rose against British rule during the great revolt of 1857 — the same nationwide uprising that included Rani Lakshmibai, Tatya Tope, and Kunwar Singh. Sitaram Kanwar headed an espionage network and was killed fighting British forces under Captain Keating, while Raghunath Singh Mandloi was subsequently captured.
- (a)1842 A.D. — 1842 predates the 1857 revolt — there is no established anti-British uprising by these two leaders at this earlier date.
- (c)1927 A.D. — 1927 falls in the later, Congress-led phase of the freedom movement (around the Simon Commission agitation), not the tribal uprisings of the 1857 revolt.
- (d)1942 A.D. — 1942 is the year of the Quit India Movement — a much later, nationwide civil-disobedience phase, distinct from the armed tribal resistance of 1857.
The Revolt of 1857 was not confined to sepoy mutinies in northern India — it also triggered parallel, locally-led tribal uprisings across the princely and tribal tracts of central India, including the Nimar/Barwani belt of present Madhya Pradesh, where Bhilala and Bhil leaders such as Sitaram Kanwar, Raghunath Singh Mandloi, and Bhima Nayak took up arms independently of the main sepoy centres.
MPPSC often asks for the year a named regional leader joined 'the' revolt. Since almost every MP tribal/regional leader in this syllabus segment is tied to 1857, the safe default — absent a specific later marker like 1942 (Quit India) or 1927 (Simon Commission) — is 1857.
- Sitaram Kanwar and Raghunath Singh Mandloi — Bhilala tribal leaders of Barwani (Nimar)
- Rose against British rule in 1857, alongside the wider sepoy-led revolt
- Sitaram Kanwar led an espionage network and was killed fighting British forces
- Raghunath Singh Mandloi was subsequently captured by British troops
Of the four dates, only 1857 — the year of the nationwide revolt — matches these two Bhilala leaders' uprising in the Nimar region.
- Assuming every MP 'anti-British' leader belongs to 1942 (Quit India) rather than checking if they were an 1857-era tribal/regional leader
- Confusing Raghunath Singh Mandloi (Bhilala, 1857, Barwani) with Kunwar Raghunath Shah (Gond, Mandla, executed 1858) — similar name, different person and place
MPPSC likes exact-year MCQs on named regional 1857 leaders — anchor each name to 1857 unless the question text itself signals a later movement (Simon Commission → 1927, Quit India → 1942).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Sitaram Kanwar, a Bhilala tribal leader of Barwani who headed an espionage network during the Revolt of 1857, was killed fighting forces led by which British officer?
- (a)Captain Keating
- (b)General Neill
- (c)Colonel Durand
- (d)Major Hodson
Answer(a) Captain Keating — Sitaram Kanwar was killed in battle against a force led by Captain (later Major) R. H. Keating.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of the following pairs of an 1857 rebel leader and their region of activity in present-day Madhya Pradesh is correctly matched?
- (a)Bhima Nayak — Barwani
- (b)Rani Lakshmibai — Sagar
- (c)Tatya Tope — Chitrakoot
- (d)Kunwar Singh — Mandla
Answer(a) Bhima Nayak — Barwani — the Bhil leader's activity was centred on the Barwani (Nimar) region; the other pairings are incorrect.