Peasant, Tribal & Labour Movements — UPSC Prelims Previous Year Questions

Q: Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct ?

Q: With reference to the history of India, "Ulgulan" or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events?

Q: Consider the following pairs : Movement/ Leader Organization All India Anti- Mahatma Gandhi Untouchability League All India Kisan : Swami Sahajanand Sabha Saraswati Self-Respect : E, V. Ramaswami Movement Naicker Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Q: After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Parganas’ were created. 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. 2. N. M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q: The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for

Q: Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century ?

Q: Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?

Q: Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?

Q: Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918?

Q: Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.

Q: Consider the following events: I. Indigo Revolt II. Santhal Rebellion III. Deccan Riot IV. Mutiny of the Sepoys The correct chronological sequence of these events is:

Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Moplah revolt II. Pabna revolt III. Eka Movement IV. Birsa Munda revolt List II A) Kerala B) Bihar C) Bengal D) Awadh

Q: The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by

Q: 87. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by