Modern History › Peasant, Tribal & Labour Movements – UPSC Prelims PYQs
15 questions · 1995–2026 · answers as per the UPSC key
Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct ?
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With reference to the history of India, “Ulgulan” or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events ?
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Consider the following pairs :
- All India Anti-Untouchability League : Mahatma Gandhi
- All India Kisan Sabha : Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- Self-Respect Movement : E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
Movement/ Organization
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government ?
- The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created.
- It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Consider the following statements :
- 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.
- N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
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The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for
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Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century ?
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Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
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Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?
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Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918?
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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.
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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:
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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
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The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by
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The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by