Peasant Movements 1857

1. During which years did the Indigo Revolt take place?

2. Who led the Indigo Revolt in Nadia district?

3. Consider the following statements regarding the Indigo Revolt: (I) Planters forced peasants to grow indigo instead of more paying crops like rice (II) The Government appointed an indigo commission to inquire into the problem (III) Indigo cultivation expanded rapidly in Bengal after 1860 due to the commission's recommendations Which of the above is/are correct?

4. The Pabna agrarian league was formed by peasants of which pargana?

5. Which Act, passed under legal provisions the zamindars tried to prevent tenants from acquiring occupancy rights under, is associated with the Pabna unrest?

6. Which Act was passed in 1885 as a result of the Pabna agrarian unrest?

7. Consider the following statements regarding the Pabna Agrarian Leagues: (I) The peasants organised a rent strike, refusing to pay enhanced rents (II) The struggle was marked mainly by legal resistance with very little violence (III) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and R.C. Dutt supported the peasants' cause Which of the above is/are correct?

8. The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 were primarily directed against which group?

9. By what percentage did the Government raise the land revenue in the Deccan region in 1867, contributing to the Deccan Riots?

10. Which Act was passed in 1879 as a conciliatory measure following the Deccan Riots?

11. Consider the following statements regarding the changed nature of peasant movements after 1857: (I) Peasants emerged as the main force in agrarian movements, fighting directly for their own demands (II) These movements had colonialism itself as their principal target (III) The struggles were directed towards specific and limited objectives and redressal of particular grievances Which of the above is/are correct?

12. The United Provinces Kisan Sabha was set up in February 1918 by Gauri Shankar Mishra and which other leader?

13. The Awadh Kisan Sabha was formed in which month and year?

14. In June 1920, which leader urged Nehru to visit the villages, leading to Nehru developing close contacts with villagers?

15. The Eka Movement emerged towards the end of which year?

16. Who provided the grassroot leadership of the Eka Movement, along with many small zamindars?

17. By which month in 1922 did severe repression bring the Eka Movement to an end?

18. The Mappilas were Muslim tenants inhabiting which region?

19. The arrest of which priest leader sparked large-scale riots in the Mappila Revolt in August 1921?

20. With which ongoing movement did the Mappila Revolt merge before turning communal?

21. In which taluqa/district did the Bardoli Satyagraha take place?

22. The Bardoli Satyagraha was sparked off in January 1926 when authorities decided to increase land revenue by what percentage?

23. Who was called to lead the Bardoli movement in February 1926 and was given the title "Sardar" by the women of Bardoli?

24. What was the final revenue hike recommended by the committee that investigated the Bardoli land revenue increase?

25. Which two members resigned from the Bombay Legislative Council in support of the Bardoli movement?

26. The All India Kisan Congress/Sabha was founded in April 1936 at which place?

27. Who was the president of the All India Kisan Sabha at its founding, with N.G. Ranga as general secretary?

28. In 1933, N.G. Ranga set up which organisation in the Andhra region?

29. In Bihar, the Provincial Kisan Sabha developed a rift with the Congress over which issue?

30. In Punjab, the peasant movement was primarily directed against the landlords dominating which ministry?

31. Which body gave a new direction to the peasant movement in Punjab in 1937?

32. The Tebhaga Movement called for peasants to receive what share of the produce, instead of the earlier one-half share?

33. In which month and year did the Bengal Provincial Kisan Sabha give a call to implement the Tebhaga demand through mass struggle?

34. Which community formed the storm centre of the Tebhaga Movement, principally in north Bengal?

35. The Bargardari Bill was offered as a sop by which ministry to help end the Tebhaga Movement?

36. The Telangana peasant movement was primarily directed against the exploitative practices of deshmukhs, jagirdars and which other landlord group?

37. In which taluq did the Telangana peasant uprising begin in July 1946, following the murder of a village militant?

38. What term describes the forced labour extracted by landlords from peasants in the Telangana region?

39. Who were the "Razaqars" defeated by the peasants during the Telangana peasant movement?

40. Between which years was the Telangana peasant movement at its greatest intensity?

56. Peasant Movements 1857–1947