Q50. Which of the following was/were a centre of the Sanyasi Movement in Bihar?
[Bihar Police SI, 21 January 2026, Shift 1 (memory-based)]
(A) Tirhut
(B) Saran
(C) Purnia
(D) More than one of the above
Answer: (D) More than one of the above
Explanation: The Fakir–Sanyasi disturbances extended beyond Bengal into parts of neighbouring Bihar, including areas identified in the question such as Tirhut, Saran and Purnia. Religious itinerants, peasants and other groups resisted colonial revenue demands and disruptions to customary economic and religious activities.
Q49. In which region of India did the Moplah Rebellion (1921) take place?
[Delhi Police Constable (Executive), 6 January 2026, Shift 2]
(A) Bengal
(B) Punjab
(C) Malabar
(D) Awadh
Answer: (C) Malabar
Explanation: The principal 1921 Moplah uprising took place in Malabar, then part of the Madras Presidency and now in Kerala. Agrarian grievances involving landlords and tenants combined with anti-colonial mobilisation. The rebellion escalated into widespread violence and was eventually suppressed by British forces.
Q48. Arrange the following movements in order of occurrence: A. Moplah Rebellion; B. Naxalbari movement; C. Indigo Rebellion; D. Tebhaga movement.
[UGC NET Sociology Paper II, 2 January 2026, Shift 2]
(A) A, B, C, D
(B) D, C, A, B
(C) C, A, D, B
(D) C, D, A, B
Answer: (C) C, A, D, B
Explanation: The Indigo revolt began in 1859–60, followed by the Moplah rebellion in 1921. The Tebhaga movement arose in 1946–47, and Naxalbari in 1967. Arranging these historical movements from earliest to latest produces C, A, D, B.
Q47. Consider the following: 1. Deccan Revolt; 2. Santhal Rebellion; 3. Kherwar Movement; 4. Rampa Rebellion. What is the correct chronological order, starting with the earliest?
[UPSC EPFO EO/AO, 30 November 2025]
(A) 1-2-3-4
(B) 4-3-2-1
(C) 2-3-1-4
(D) 1-3-2-4
Answer: (C) 2-3-1-4
Explanation: The Santhal uprising occurred in 1855–56, the Kherwar movement developed during the 1870s, and the Deccan riots occurred in 1875. The Rampa rebellion led by Alluri Sitarama Raju followed in 1922–24. Thus, the prescribed chronological sequence is 2-3-1-4.
Q46. In which of the following regions did the Sanyasi and Fakir Rebellion start?
[OSSSC CRE Preliminary Examination, 8 November 2025, Shift 2]
(A) Kerala
(B) West Bengal
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (B) West Bengal
Explanation: The Sanyasi–Fakir uprising emerged in the Bengal region during the second half of the eighteenth century, particularly in territory now including West Bengal and Bangladesh. Economic hardship, movement restrictions and oppressive Company revenue practices contributed to repeated clashes with colonial authorities.
Q45. Who among the following leaders led the Rampa Rebellion?
[OSSSC CRE Preliminary Examination, 26 October 2025, Shift 3]
(A) Pritilata Waddedar
(B) Alluri Sitarama Raju
(C) Hemu Kalani
(D) Khudiram Bose
Answer: (B) Alluri Sitarama Raju
Explanation: Alluri Sitarama Raju became the best-known leader of the Manyam or Rampa rebellion between 1922 and 1924. Tribal communities in the Eastern Ghats opposed restrictions on shifting cultivation and access to forests. His forces pursued guerrilla operations against colonial police stations.
Q44. Alluri Sitarama Raju led the Rampa Rebellion in the 1920s, mobilising tribal communities against British rule. He primarily operated in which modern-day Indian state?
[SSC CGL, 26 September 2025, Shift 2]
(A) Odisha
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Chhattisgarh
Answer: (C) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: Raju operated chiefly in the Godavari Agency and neighbouring hills of present-day Andhra Pradesh. British forest regulations limited the traditional use of woodland and shifting cultivation. The rebel movement sought to oppose coercive colonial control and restore access to customary livelihoods.
Q43. Assertion (A): Alluri Sitarama Raju led the Rampa Rebellion against the British. Reason (R): He protested against forest laws that restricted tribal access to resources.
[SSC CGL, 25 September 2025, Shift 1]
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true, but R is false
(D) A is false, but R is true
Answer: (A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation: Both statements are correct, and the reason explains the assertion. Forest restrictions undermined tribal subsistence practices in the Godavari hills. Raju channelled these grievances into armed resistance during 1922–24, combining local support with guerrilla attacks on British posts.
Q42. Which of the following freedom fighters led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922 against forest laws?
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-1, 19 August 2025, Shift 2]
(A) Ashfaqullah Khan
(B) Alluri Sitarama Raju
(C) Jatindra Nath Das
(D) Surya Sen
Answer: (B) Alluri Sitarama Raju
Explanation: Alluri Sitarama Raju led the armed rebellion in the hill areas of the Godavari Agency. Colonial forest regulation threatened customary tribal practices, including podu or shifting cultivation. His followers attacked police outposts and seized weapons before British forces suppressed the movement in 1924.
Q41. The association of Devi Chaudhurani and Bhawani Pathak with the Fakir–Sanyasi rebellion in India indicates which of the following?
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-1, 8 August 2025, Shift 3]
(A) These rebellions were purely religious in nature
(B) There was participation of all religions and genders in this rebellion
(C) In Bengal, only tribal groups led such resistance
(D) The movement was dominated by the upper-caste elite
Answer: (B) There was participation of all religions and genders in this rebellion
Explanation: The Fakir–Sanyasi resistance brought together Hindu ascetics, Muslim fakirs and sections of the rural population. Traditions associated with Devi Chaudhurani and Bhawani Pathak also reflect participation beyond one religious community or gender. Its causes included economic hardship, not merely religious disagreement.
