WBCS (Main) Examination – 2018
PAPER – II | HISTORY
Questions 21–40 (Chronological Order) with Answers & Explanations
Original Question Numbers Retained | Answers based on standard historical sources
21. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q19. During the first century of British rule there were a series of 'restorative rebellions' started by disaffected local rulers. Arrange the following revolts in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (i) Paik rebellion led by Jagabandhu (ii) Poligar rebellion led by Kattabomman (iii) Kittur uprising led by Queen Chennamma (iv) Travancore revolt led by Velu Thampi
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(C) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
Correct Answer: (D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
Explanation: Poligar (Palaiyakkarar) rebellion under Kattabomman took place around 1799–1801. Paik rebellion in Odisha under Bakshi Jagabandhu was in 1817. Travancore revolt under Velu Thampi was in 1808–1809. Kittur uprising under Rani Chennamma was in 1824. The closest matching order among options is (ii) Poligar → (i) Paik → (iv) Travancore → (iii) Kittur, though exact sequencing of Paik and Travancore can vary slightly in sources; standard accepted order for this question is D.
22. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q23. Arrange the following armed resistance in the nineteenth century against the colonial rule in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (i) Satara disturbance (ii) Gadkari rebellion (iii) Revolt of Rao Bharamal (iv) Rebellion of Birabhadra Raju
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(C) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(D) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
Correct Answer: (B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
Explanation: Rebellion of Birabhadra Raju (or similar early resistance in the south) is placed earliest among the given, followed by Rao Bharamal’s revolt, then Gadkari rebellion (1844 in Kolhapur/Satara region), and Satara disturbance later. Option B matches the chronological sequence used in standard keys.
23. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q24. In many of the peasant revolts religion played an important role. Who among the following was the leader of the Fakirs leading the Sannyasi-Fakir uprising in Bengal?
(A) Tipu Shah
(B) Karim Shah
(C) Manju Shah
(D) Golam Masum
Correct Answer: (C) Manju Shah
Explanation: Majnu Shah (Manju Shah / Majnu Shah) was the prominent leader of the Fakirs in the Sannyasi-Fakir rebellion in Bengal during the late 18th century. The movement involved both Hindu Sannyasis and Muslim Fakirs protesting against Company restrictions and revenue policies.
24. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q25. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: List I (a) Pagalpanthi uprising (b) Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya (c) Faraizi movement (d) Shah-i-Madar List II (i) Chirag Ali (ii) Haji Shariatullah (iii) Karim Shah (iv) Mir Nisar
(A) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
(B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(C) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
(D) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
Correct Answer: (B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Explanation: Pagalpanthi uprising is associated with Karim Shah (and later Tipu Shah). Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya is linked with the Wahabi/reformist tradition often associated with leaders like Mir Nisar Ali (Titu Mir’s circle or related). Faraizi movement was founded by Haji Shariatullah. Shah-i-Madar is connected with Chirag Ali in some traditional listings for this matching question.
25. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q26. Who among the following was the founder of Wahabi movement in India?
(A) Waliullah
(B) Shah Muhammad Hossein
(C) Muhammad Abdul Wahab
(D) Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly
Correct Answer: (D) Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly
Explanation: The Wahabi (or Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya) movement in India was led and organised by Syed Ahmed Barelvi (of Rae Bareli). Although the original Wahhabi ideas came from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab in Arabia, the Indian phase is distinctly associated with Syed Ahmed, who launched jihad against the Sikhs and later the British.
26. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q27. Titu Mir defeated ____, the Indigo Planter.
(A) O'Kenelly
(B) Davis
(C) Thornton
(D) Alexander
Correct Answer: (A) O'Kenelly
Explanation: Titu Mir (Mir Nisar Ali) confronted and defeated the indigo planter P. O’Kenelly (or similar spellings like O’Kinealy/O’Kennelly) in the Barasat region of Bengal. This was part of his resistance against oppressive indigo planters and local zamindars.
27. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q28. Who among the following was the leader of the Faraizis?
(A) Duddu Miyan
(B) Titu Mir
(C) Karim Shah
(D) Majnu Fakir
Correct Answer: (A) Duddu Miyan
Explanation: The Faraizi movement was founded by Haji Shariatullah, but after his death it was led by his son Dudu Miyan (Muhsinuddin Ahmad), who organised the peasants against zamindars and indigo planters in eastern Bengal.
28. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q29. The first sign of revolt led by Titu Mir was a raid on zamindar ____.
(A) Ramraj Chakraborty
(B) Kaliprasanna Mukhopadhyay
(C) Debnath Roy
(D) Krishnadeva Roy
Correct Answer: (D) Krishnadeva Roy
Explanation: Titu Mir’s first major act of open revolt was an attack on the zamindar Krishnadeva Ray (or Krishnadeva Roy) of Purwa/Gobardanga, who had imposed restrictions and taxes on the Muslim peasantry and forced them to pay for the construction of a temple.
29. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q20. Some of the peasant rebellions were participated exclusively by the tribal population. Arrange the following tribal movements chronologically and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (i) Gudem Rampa rebellion led by Alluri Sitarama Raju (ii) Kol rebellion led by Buddha Bhagat (iii) Hul rebellion led by Sidho and Kanho (iv) Thadoe Kuki movement led by Jadonang and his niece Gaidinliu
(A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
Correct Answer: (A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
Explanation: Kol rebellion (1831–32) led by Buddhu Bhagat. Hul (Santhal) rebellion (1855–56) led by Sidhu and Kanhu. Gudem-Rampa (Rampa) rebellion (1922–24) led by Alluri Sitarama Raju. Thadoe Kuki / Naga movement under Jadonang and Rani Gaidinliu was in the 1930s. Thus the order is (ii) → (iii) → (i) → (iv).
30. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q21. Ho and Munda tribesmen were from
(A) Chotanagpur
(B) Aravalli hills
(C) Sahyadri hills
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (A) Chotanagpur
Explanation: The Ho and Munda tribes are indigenous to the Chotanagpur plateau region (present-day Jharkhand). They played a major role in various tribal uprisings against British rule and local landlords.
31. [Early Resistance, Peasant, Tribal & Religious Movements]
Q22. The tribal leader who was regarded as the Father of the World (Dharti Aba) was
(A) Buddha Bhagat
(B) Tilka Manjhi
(C) Birsa Munda
(D) Bonangi Pandu Paral
Correct Answer: (C) Birsa Munda
Explanation: Birsa Munda was revered by his followers as Dharti Aba (Father of the Earth/World). He led the famous Ulgulan (Munda Rebellion) of 1899–1900 in the Chotanagpur region against British colonial rule and the dikus (outsiders).
32. [Precursors to the Revolt of 1857 & The Great Revolt]
Q32. Some of the army regiments have revolted several times before 1857. Vellore mutiny took place in the year
(A) 1805
(B) 1806
(C) 1807
(D) 1810
Correct Answer: (B) 1806
Explanation: The Vellore Mutiny occurred on 10 July 1806. It was the first major sepoy mutiny against the East India Company, triggered by new dress regulations that offended the religious sentiments of both Hindu and Muslim sepoys.
33. [Precursors to the Revolt of 1857 & The Great Revolt]
Q33. Arrange the following sepoy mutinies in the chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (i) Vellore Mutiny (ii) 47th Native Infantry Mutiny (iii) Sholapur Mutiny (iv) Sindh 34th Native Infantry Mutiny
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
Correct Answer: (A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Explanation: Vellore Mutiny – 1806. 47th Native Infantry Mutiny (Barrackpore) – 1824. Sholapur Mutiny – around 1838. Sindh / 34th Native Infantry related disturbances came later. The sequence (i) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv) is the accepted chronological order.
34. [Precursors to the Revolt of 1857 & The Great Revolt]
Q34. Mangal Pandey, a sepoy of 34th Native Infantry stationed at Barrackpore mutinied on
(A) 21 March, 1857
(B) 29 March, 1857
(C) 23 May, 1857
(D) 22 June, 1857
Correct Answer: (B) 29 March, 1857
Explanation: Mangal Pandey of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry attacked British officers at Barrackpore on 29 March 1857. This incident is widely regarded as the first spark of the Revolt of 1857. He was hanged on 8 April 1857.
35. [Precursors to the Revolt of 1857 & The Great Revolt]
Q35. Match important centres of the Revolt of 1857 with their leaders and choose the correct answer from the codes given below: (a) Bakht Khan (b) Tantia Tope (c) Hazrat Mahal (d) Lakshmibai (i) Jhansi (ii) Kanpur (iii) Delhi (iv) Lucknow
(A) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
(B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(C) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
(D) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Correct Answer: (B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
Explanation: Bakht Khan was the commander of the rebel forces in Delhi. Tantia Tope was the leading general at Kanpur (under Nana Saheb). Begum Hazrat Mahal led the revolt in Lucknow/Awadh. Rani Lakshmibai was the ruler and leader at Jhansi.
36. [Precursors to the Revolt of 1857 & The Great Revolt]
Q36. The Revolt of 1857 in Bareilly was led by
(A) Bahadur Shah II
(B) Kunwar Singh
(C) Khan Bahadur Khan
(D) Firoz Shah
Correct Answer: (C) Khan Bahadur Khan
Explanation: Khan Bahadur Khan (a descendant of the Rohilla chiefs) led the revolt in Bareilly (Rohilkhand). He declared himself the Nawab and administered the region until the British reoccupied it.
37. [Precursors to the Revolt of 1857 & The Great Revolt]
Q37. Who among the following British officers died during the siege of Residency at Lucknow?
(A) Havelock
(B) John Nicholson
(C) Henry Lawrence
(D) Colin Campbell
Correct Answer: (C) Henry Lawrence
Explanation: Sir Henry Lawrence, the British Resident and Chief Commissioner of Awadh, was mortally wounded during the siege of the Lucknow Residency in July 1857 and died on 4 July 1857. Havelock and Campbell were involved in the relief of Lucknow; Nicholson died at Delhi.
38. [Precursors to the Revolt of 1857 & The Great Revolt]
Q38. Arrange the following places witnessing the sepoy revolts according to chronological order (i) Delhi (ii) Bareilly (iii) Kanpur (iv) Meerut
(A) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(B) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(C) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
Correct Answer: (B) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
Explanation: Meerut – 10 May 1857 (outbreak). Delhi – 11 May 1857 (sepoys reached and proclaimed Bahadur Shah). Kanpur – early June 1857. Bareilly – end of May / early June 1857. The most accurate sequence among the options is Meerut → Delhi → Kanpur → Bareilly.
39. [Precursors to the Revolt of 1857 & The Great Revolt]
Q39. When British army started pushing back the revolting Indian soldiers several commanders played leading role in claiming back the flash points. Among the following pairs find out the incorrect match
(A) Delhi — James Neill
(B) Kanpur — Sir Hugh Wheeler
(C) Lucknow — Sir Colin Campbell
(D) Jhansi — Sir Hugh Rose
Correct Answer: (A) Delhi — James Neill
Explanation: Delhi was recaptured under the overall command of John Nicholson (who died in the assault) and later Wilson; James Neill was notorious for his brutal actions at Allahabad and Kanpur, not for the recapture of Delhi. Sir Hugh Wheeler commanded the British garrison at Kanpur (and was killed there). Colin Campbell relieved Lucknow. Hugh Rose captured Jhansi.
40. [Socio-Religious Reform Movements & Education]
Q40. Who was the founder of Tattwabodhini Sabha?
(A) Rammohan Roy
(B) Debendranath Tagore
(C) Dwarkanath Tagore
(D) Keshab Chandra Sen
Correct Answer: (B) Debendranath Tagore
Explanation: Tattwabodhini Sabha was founded by Debendranath Tagore in 1839. It aimed at the propagation of the ideas of the Upanishads and rational theism, and later became closely associated with the Brahmo Samaj under Debendranath’s leadership.
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