14000+ MCQs Modern History (Peasants, Tribal and Trade Union Movements)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. Which principle was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi?
2. With which revolt are the names of Sidhu and Kanhu associated?
3. Where was the chief centre of the Sanyasi revolt started in 1770?
4. Match the following List I (Movement/Association) with List II (Associated Leader/Founder) and answer as per the codes given below.
| List I (Movement/Association) | List II (Associated Leader/Founder) |
| A. Eka Movement | 1. N. G. Ranga |
| B. All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) | 2. Khoodi Mullah and Shambhu Pal |
| C. Pabna Revolt | 3. Madari Pasi |
| D. Andhra Ryots Association | 4. Swami Sahajanand |
5. Where did the Tebhaga movement occur in 1946?
6. The Moplah rebellion broke out in
7. Consider the following statements.
I. Lala Lajpat Rai was among the first in India to link capitalism with imperialism and emphasise the crucial role of the working class in fighting the combination.
II. INC at its Gaya Session (1922) welcomed the formation of AITUC and formed a committee consisting of prominent Congressmen to assist its work. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
8. Kuka revolt was started by
9. Which one of the following may be regarded as the first labour association in India?
10. In October, 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a communist party of India?
11. Santhal revolt (1855-56) was led by
12. Which of the important slogan was given by Vasudev Balwant Phadke?
13. The Moplah of South Malabar indicates
I. poor peasants II. tenants III. traders IV. fishermen V. agricultural labourers Choose the right answer from the following codes.
14. Who started the Eka movement?
15. Birsa was captured, while asleep, on
16. The demand for the Tebhaga peasant movement in Bengal was for
17. Which one of the following was the leader of the Faraizi movement?
18. Which one of the following statements about the indigo revolt of 1859 is correct?
19. In which of the following region did the Chuar revolt break out in the protest of enhanced land revenue?
20. The Gadkari uprising of 1844-45 was directed against the
21. Consider the following statements about the Eka movement.
I. It was essentially a peasant movement. II. The objective of this movement was to resist the attempts of the landlords to take more than recorded rents from the tenants. Which of the above mentioned statement/s is/are correct?
22. Where did the Rampa revolt take place against the government supported Jagirdars and New Forest Law?
23. With reference to ‘‘Santhal Hool’’ of 1855, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Major Baroz lost the battle with Santhals near Bhagalpur. II. Gokko was an important leader of Godda. III. Mahajan Deen Dayal Rai is also an important name in this content. IV. There was a time when Santhals enjoyed full sovereignty over the area of Ganga Valley near Muzaffarpur.
24. Which of the following event occurred in Maharashtra (Western Ghat)?
25. Consider the following statements about the Wahabi movement.
I. It was a well-planned movement. II. The movement advocated the preaching of pure Islam. III. During the revolt of 1857, Wahabis played a notable role in spreading anti-British sentiments. IV. The Wahabi established the Dar-ul-Islam in India. Which of the following is/are the correct statements?
26. Which of the following is/are the prominent leaders of the Ramosi uprising?
27. The Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Congress was founded in
28. Match List I (Movement) with List II (Related Place/Region) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Movement) | List II (Related Place/Region) |
| A. Moplah Revolt | 1. Kerala |
| B. Pabna Revolt | 2. Bihar |
| C. Eka Movement | 3. Bengal |
| D. Birsa Munda Revolt | 4. Awadh |
29. Which British commander was defeated by the Santhals in 1855?
30. The Moplah rebellion of 1921 broke out in
31. Who led the Bardoli Movement?
32. The unique contribution of Rani Gaidinliu’s Naga movement was that
33. Which book depicts the plight of indigo cultivators?
34. Match the following lists.
| List I (Uprising) | List II (Region) |
| I. Koli Risings | Western India |
| II. Revolt of Raja of Vizianagaram | Southern India |
| III. Pagal Panthis Revolt | Eastern India |
| IV. Sanyasi Revolt | Bengal |
Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
35. Consider the following statements.
I. 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. II. NM Lokhande was a pioneer in organising the Labour movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
36. Which of the above were the weakness of the civil rebellions, tribal revolts and peasant movements?
I. Result of local grievances. II. Leaderships of these uprisings were semi-feudal in character. III. Backward looking and traditional in outlook. IV. They were localised and isolated.
37. The All India Kisan Sabha was formed in
38. With reference to revolts in British India, people known as ‘kallar’ belonged to which of the following region?
39. Which of the following led the Bhil revolt, which arose due to problems, related to agriculture?
40. Which of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his Novel ‘Anandamath’?
41. Bhil revolts against the British took place in
42. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
43. When was the Tana Bhagat movement started by Jatra Bhagat in Chotanagpur?
44. Which one of the following observations is not true in regard to the indigo revolt of 1859-60 in India?
45. ‘Neel-Darpan’ by Dinabandhu Mitra portrays the plight of
46. What was the main region of the Ho revolt which was started in 1820-21?
47. Who among the following had presided over the All India Trade Union Congress held at Nagpur in 1929?
48. Who established the "Ramosi Krishak Jatha’ in Maharashtra?
49. Who had led the Rampa rebellion?
50. Which of the pairs is not correctly matched?
