Q10. Who among the following did NOT rebel against the British East India Company’s control over them?
[BPSC 64th CCE Preliminary, 16 December 2018]
(A) Raja of Vizianagaram
(B) Nizam of Hyderabad
(C) Polygar of Tamil Nadu
(D) Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore
(E) None of the above / More than one of the above
Answer: (B) Nizam of Hyderabad
Explanation: The Nizam of Hyderabad maintained a subsidiary relationship with the East India Company rather than launching the rebellions represented by the other choices. Tamil Poligars resisted the Company, while Velu Thampi led an uprising in Travancore and Vizianagaram also experienced opposition.
Q9. From which Indian princely state did Velu Thampi Dalawa hail, known for revolting against the British?
[RRB Group D, 18 September 2018, Shift 1]
(A) Chola Kingdom
(B) Mysore Kingdom
(C) Vijayanagaram
(D) Travancore
Answer: (D) Travancore
Explanation: Velu Thampi was the Dalawa, or Dewan, of the princely state of Travancore in present-day Kerala. He opposed East India Company interference and issued the Kundara Proclamation of 1809. His uprising forms part of the pre-1857 civil resistance movements.
Q8. Which of the following movements was headed by Sitaram Raju?
[SSC CHSL, 22 March 2018, Shift 3]
(A) Kuka Movement
(B) Rampa Movement
(C) Pabna Agitation
(D) Bardoli Satyagraha
Answer: (B) Rampa Movement
Explanation: Alluri Sitarama Raju headed the Rampa movement in the Godavari Agency hills between 1922 and 1924. Tribal participants opposed forest restrictions, forced labour and exploitation. The rebellion used guerrilla tactics and assaults on police stations to obtain weapons.
Q7. Arrange the following movements in ascending chronological order: 1. Moplah Rebellion; 2. Bardoli Satyagraha; 3. Champaran Satyagraha; 4. Salt Satyagraha.
[UPSC NDA General Ability Test, 10 September 2017]
(A) 1-3-4-2
(B) 3-1-2-4
(C) 2-3-1-4
(D) 4-2-1-3
Answer: (B) 3-1-2-4
Explanation: Champaran Satyagraha occurred in 1917, followed by the Moplah rebellion in 1921. Bardoli Satyagraha took place in 1928, while the Salt Satyagraha began in 1930. Hence the correct chronological order is 3-1-2-4.
Q6. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
[UPPSC Civil Services Prelims 2017, Paper I]
(A) Pabna Revolt — 1873
(B) Deccan Kisan Revolt — 1875
(C) Sanyasi Revolt — 1894
(D) Kol Uprising — 1832
Answer: (C) Sanyasi Revolt — 1894
Explanation: The Sanyasi uprising began in the eighteenth century and is commonly dated from the 1760s, not 1894. The other pairs refer to the Pabna movement from 1873, Deccan riots of 1875 and Kol uprising of 1831–32.
Q5. Dewan Velu Thampi’s rebellion against the British took place in the Indian state of:
[WBCS Prelims 2017]
(A) Awadh
(B) Kashmir
(C) Travancore
(D) Mysore
Answer: (C) Travancore
Explanation: Velu Thampi served as the Dewan of Travancore, where he organised resistance to expanding British political interference and financial demands. The Kundara Proclamation in 1809 rallied people against the East India Company. Travancore lies principally in present-day Kerala.
Q4. Where did the Moplah Rebellion take place in 1921?
[OSSC Block Social Security Officer, 2017]
(A) Andhra Coast
(B) Coromandel Coast
(C) Konkan Coast
(D) Malabar Coast
Answer: (D) Malabar Coast
Explanation: The 1921 Moplah uprising took place along the Malabar Coast in what is now Kerala. Mappila tenant cultivators protested agrarian exploitation and British authority. The movement also intersected with Khilafat politics, before intensifying into violence and repression.
Q3. The Moplah Rebellion of 1921 broke out in:
[WBCS Prelims 2016]
(A) Assam
(B) Kerala
(C) Punjab
(D) Bengal
Answer: (B) Kerala
Explanation: The rebellion began in the Malabar region of Kerala in 1921. Mappila Muslim cultivators had long struggled over rent and tenancy conditions. The revolt occurred in a politically charged atmosphere associated with the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movements.
Q2. The architect of the Rampa Rebellion was:
[TSPSC Assistant Executive Engineer, 2015, Paper I]
(A) Bhagya Reddy Verma
(B) Mallu Dora
(C) Alluri Seeta Rama Raju
(D) Veeraiah Dora
Answer: (C) Alluri Seeta Rama Raju
Explanation: Alluri Sitarama Raju was the leading organiser of the 1922–24 Rampa rebellion in the Godavari hill tracts. The uprising opposed the British forest regime and restrictions on tribal livelihoods. His leadership combined local mobilisation with armed guerrilla tactics.
Q1. Which British commander captured the Poligar of Panchalankurichi, Virapandya Kattabomman, and hanged him?
[TNPSC Group I Prelims 2014]
(A) Lieutenant Maclean
(B) Major Bannerman
(C) Colonel Agnew
(D) Colonel Macaulay
Answer: (B) Major Bannerman
Explanation: Major Bannerman commanded British operations against Veerapandiya Kattabomman in the first Polygar War. Kattabomman, chief of Panchalankurichi, was captured with assistance from local rivals and executed at Kayathar in October 1799. His defiance symbolises early anti-Company resistance in Tamil Nadu.
