Tribal Movements MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Tribal Movements - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is ​Khond Uprisings.

Key Points​Khond Uprisings:

• From 1837 to 1856, the Khonds of the hilly tracts extending from Odisha to the Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh revolted against Company rule.
• Chakra Bisoi, a young raja, led the Khonds who were joined by the Ghumsar, Kalahandi and other tribals to oppose the suppression of human sacrifice, new taxes, and the entry of zamindars into their areas. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• With Chakra Bisoi’s disappearance, the uprising came to an end.
• A later Khond rebellion in 1914 in the Orissa region was triggered by the hope that foreign rule would end and they could gain an autonomous government.

The correct answer is Birsa.

Key Points

• Munda Rebellion is one of the prominent 19th century tribal rebellions in the subcontinent.
• Birsa Munda led this movement in the region south of Ranchi in 1899-1900.
• The ulgulan, meaning 'Great Tumult', sought to establish Munda Raj and independence.
• Birsa Munda, referred to often by Jharkhand's tribal residents as “Birsa Bhagwan”.
• In course of the 19th century, they had seen this khuntkatti land system being eroded by the jagirdars and thikadars coming as merchants and moneylenders. this was the main reason for revolt.

Additional Information

• Santhal Pargana is the mainland of the famous Santhal rebellion.
  • On 30 June 1855, two Santal rebel leaders, Sidho and Kanhu Murmu with the help of Chand and Bhairav, mobilized ten thousand Santals and declared a rebellion against British colonists.
  • They fought against British rule and the corruption caused by the upper castes and zamindars.
  • In 1855, during British India, Santhal Parganas was created as a district and was a part of the Bengal Presidency.
• Pandurang Mahadev Bapat, popularly known as ‘Senapati Bapat,’ remains a fascinating figure of the Indian Independence movement whose revolutionary zeal was not only informed by Hinduism, Bolshevism, and Gandhian philosophy but also a profoundly independent streak.
  • He was called ‘senapati’ or ‘commander’ for his leadership during the Mulshi Satyagraha in 1921 leading to what social scientist Ghanshyam Shah called the “first recorded organized struggle against the displacement” of farmers.

The Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e Rampa.

The correct answer is Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.Key Points

• Dr. Ambedkar start a temple entry movement in 1927.
• It was a movement to allow lower caste people to enter temples.
• Ambedkar led three such movements for temple entry between 1927 and 1935.
• One of them was the Kalaram Temple entry movement initiated under the guidance of Dr B.R. Ambedkar on 2nd March 1930.​
• Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is known as the father of the Indian constitution.

• Dr. Ambedkar fought to eradicate social evils like untouchability and for the rights of the Dalits and other socially backward classes throughout his life.

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• Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahmo Sabha in 1828, which was renamed Brahmo Samaj in 1830.
• The Brahmo Samaj prohibited all forms of idolatry and sacrifice, believed in the Upanishads and forbade its members from criticizing other religious practices.
• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar- worked to make reform in the society protested against polygamy, and child marriage and favored widow remarriage and women's education in India.
• Sri Narayana Guru (1854-1928) started spearheading a social movement of the Ezhavas of Kerala, a community of toddy tappers.
• Sri Narayana Guru movement emerged in Kerala and was born out of the conflict between the depressed classes and the upper castes.

The correct answer is 1921-1922.

• The Moplah Rebellion took place between the years 1921-1922.

Key Points

• Moplah:
  • The uprising took inspiration from the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Congress in 1920 along with the Khilafat Movement.
  • The Moplahs are the Muslim Mapillahs of the south Malabar region of Kerala.
  • It took under the leadership of Sayyad Ali and Saiyed Fazl.
  • It took place between the years 1921-1922.
  • The reasons for the revolt were:
    • New tenancy laws
    • Anti-British sentiments
    • The communal angle was due to the Namboodiri Brahmins who were the landlords.

Additional Information

Agitations contemporary to the Non-cooperation movement

The correct answer is Sidhu and Kanhu.

Important Points

Santhal Rebellion:

• ​​​​It was a rebellion against both the British colonial authority and zamindars by the Santhal people.
• Leaders: Sidhu, Kahnu, Chand, and Bhairav
• Location: Jharkhand
• The rebellion was suppressed and largely shadowed by other rebellions.

The correct answer is Chhotanagpur region.

Munda revolt: (Ulgulan)

• Leader- Birsa Munda.
• Reason:
  • Disruption of the traditional system.
  • Forced labor
  • Missionary activities
• Against: British, Merchants, Moneylenders
• Region: Chotanagpur region.

• Outcomes: 
  • The Chota Nagpur Tenancy act 1908:
    • It provided some khunkatti rights.
    • Got legal protection for their land.
• Birsa Munda:
  • ​He was a tribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero.
  • Belongs to the Munda tribe.
  • Mundas mean 'Khunkattidar'- The original clearer of the forest.
  • He used Guerilla Warfare techniques to launch surprise attacks.
  • Birsa Munda was arrested and was sentenced to death but died in jail due to Cholera.

The correct answer is 1855.

Key Points

• Santhal Rebellion: 
  • The Santhal Revolt started in 1855-56.
  • Due to the introduction of the Permanent Land Settlement of 1793 the British people snatched lands that the Santhals had been cultivating for centuries from them.
  • The zamindars, moneylenders, Europeans and therefore the British government officials raised the property tax and exploited farmers.
  • On 30th June 1855, two Santhal brothers Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu organised 10,000 Santhals and proclaimed a rebellion against the British.
  •  About 15000 Santhal villagers including the Murmu brothers were killed and their villages destroyed.
  • Martial law was declared on 10th November 1855 and it lasted till 3rd January 1856.
  • The British Official passed the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act in 1876 which offered some protection for the tribals against exploitation.

The correct answer is 1921-1922.

• The Moplah Rebellion took place between the years 1921-1922.

Key Points

• Moplah:
  • The uprising took inspiration from the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Congress in 1920 along with the Khilafat Movement.
  • The Moplahs are the Muslim Mapillahs of the south Malabar region of Kerala.
  • It took under the leadership of Sayyad Ali and Saiyed Fazl.
  • It took place between the years 1921-1922.
  • The reasons for the revolt were:
    • New tenancy laws
    • Anti-British sentiments
    • The communal angle was due to the Namboodiri Brahmins who were the landlords.

Additional Information

Agitations contemporary to the Non-cooperation movement

The correct answer is Tilka Manjhi.

Key Points

• Tilka Manjhi was an Indian freedom fighter who was the first leader of the Manjhi community.
  • He was considered the second fighter after Maharana Pratap.
  • He took up arms against the British in 1784, almost 70 years before Mangal Pandey.
  • He organized the tribals to form an armed group to grab the resources of the British and fight against exploitation.

Additional Information

• Birsa Munda was born on 15 November 1875 in a Munda family at Ulihatu in Bengal Presidency (in present-day Jharkhand).
  • His parents were Sugna Munda and Karmi Hatu.
  • Munda Rebellion (Ulgulan Movement) was led by Birsa Munda in the south of Ranchi in 1899-1900. 
• Budhu Bhagat was an Indian freedom fighter.
  • He had led guerrilla warfare against the British. 
  • He was the leader of the Larka rebellion in 1832.

The correct answer is Kerala.

Key Points

• Moplahs:-
  • The Moplahs, also known as Mappilas, are a Muslim community indigenous to the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. 
  • They are believed to have descended from Arab traders who settled in the region in the 9th century and intermarried with the local population.
  • The Moplahs have a distinct culture and language, which is a mix of Malayalam and Arabic.
  • They were one of the leading communities in the Malabar Rebellion of 1921, which was a peasant uprising against British colonial rule and the prevailing feudal system.
  • The Moplahs have also made significant contributions to the fields of art, literature, and politics.

Additional Information

• Moplah Rebellion of 1921:-
  • It​ was the culmination of a series of riots by Moplahs (Muslims of Malabar) in the 19th and early 20th centuries against the British and the Hindu landlords in Malabar (Northern Kerala). 
  • Most Moplahs were predominantly converted Hindus during Tipu Sultan's capture of Malabar.
  • The prominent leaders of the rebellion were Ali Musaliyar and Variyankunnath Kunjahammed Haji.
  • In November 1921, 67 Moplah prisoners were killed when they were being transported in a closed freight wagon from Tirur to the Central Prison in Podanur. They died of suffocation. This event is called Wagon Tragedy.

The correct answer is Santhal Revolt 

Key Points

•  Santhal Revolt 
  • Santhal Revolt was led by Kanhu and Sidhu.
  • The Santhal revolt, often referred to as the Sonthal uprising or the Santhal Hool, was an uprising by the Santhal people in what are now Jharkhand and West Bengal, Eastern India, against the British East India Company (BEIC) and the zamindari system.
  • The East India Company declared martial law on November 10, 1855, which lasted until January 3, 1856, when it was suspended and the revolt was finally put down by the Presidency soldiers.
  • It began on June 30, 1855. The four brothers who made up the insurrection were Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand, and Bhairav.

Additional Information

•  The British East India Company's (BEIC) revenue system, usury practises, and the zamindari system in India's tribal region, then known as the Bengal Presidency, were all put a stop to as a result of the Santhals' uprising.
• It was a revolt against the oppression of colonial rule, which was upheld by the police, the courts, and the local zamindars under the British East India Company's legal system. A distorted revenue structure served as the vehicle for this persecution.

The correct answer is Govind Guru.

Key Points

• Govind Guru started the " Bhagat Movement " in Rajasthan.
• For the development of the "Bhil community", he established the " Samp Sabha".
• The movement helped the community to stay within the boundaries of Hinduism.
• The movement developed in the region of Mewar, Durgapur, Gujarat, Vijaynagar, and Malwa.

Important Points

• Govind Guru was born in the Banjara family.
• He worked towards improving the moral character, habits, and religious practice of the " Adivasis".
• He also declared the " Rajput" and " Brahmin" communities as inferior because they degraded the women.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e Birsa Munda.

• Born on November 15, 1875, Birsa spent much of his childhood moving from one village to another with his parents.
• He belonged to the Munda tribe in the Chhotanagpur Plateau area.
• He received his early education at Salga under the guidance of his teacher Jaipal Nag
• Birsa Munda an Indian tribal freedom fighter.was responsible for Munda Rebellion that arose in Jharkhand and Bihar.
• He is also known as “Dharti Abba” or the Earth father.

• The political aim of the birsa movement was to drive away missionaries, moneylenders, traders, Hindu landlords, and the government and to establish Munda Raj.

The correct answer is 1910.

Key Points

• The Bhumkal Rebellion, also known as the Bastar Rebellion, was one of the major rebellions against British colonial rule in India.
• The rebellion was led by Gunda Dhur, a tribal leader from the village of Nethanar.
• He rallied the tribes and organised a guerrilla warfare against the British.
• The rebellion was named 'Bhumkal', meaning 'Earthquake', symbolizing the shaking of the British administration.
• It took place in 1910.
• Bastar, located in the present-day state of Chhattisgarh, was a princely state during the British rule in India.
• The British administration introduced many new systems and policies that led to the economic exploitation and socio-cultural disruption of the tribal communities living there, which were primarily the Gond and Maria tribes.