30. Which rebellion–region combination is wrongly matched?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I, 13 June 2025, Shift 2]
A. Ramosi Rebellion—Maharashtra
B. Lushai Revolt—Assam region
C. Heraka Movement—West Bengal
D. Kol Rebellion—Jharkhand region
Answer: (C) Heraka Movement—West Bengal
Explanation: The Heraka movement arose among Naga communities in the northeastern hills, not West Bengal. Jadonang and Gaidinliu provided its best-known leadership. The Kol uprising, by contrast, developed in Chotanagpur in present-day Jharkhand.
29. Which among these was NOT a participant or leadership group in the Santhal Rebellion?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I, 5 June 2025, Shift 2]
A. Chand
B. Kanhu
C. Bhairav
D. Tana Bhagats
Answer: (D) Tana Bhagats
Explanation: Chand, Kanhu and Bhairav belonged to the Murmu family closely linked with the Santhal Hul. The Tana Bhagat movement, associated with Oraon reform under Jatra Bhagat, emerged much later, in the early twentieth century.
28. Which freedom-fighter is connected with the Ulgulan Movement?
[RPF Sub-Inspector CBT-I, 3 December 2024, Shift 2]
A. Tirot Sing
B. Birsa Munda
C. Tilka Manjhi
D. Budhu Bhagat
Answer: (B) Birsa Munda
Explanation: Birsa Munda’s followers launched Ulgulan against the loss of customary rights, oppressive landlords and British authority. The movement was active around Ranchi and surrounding Chotanagpur areas in 1899–1900 and became central to tribal political memory.
27. Sido and Kanhu headed which tribal rebellion?
[SSC CGL Tier-I, 18 September 2024, Shift 1]
A. Moplah Rebellion
B. Santhal Rebellion
C. Kol Rebellion
D. Munda Rebellion
Answer: (B) Santhal Rebellion
Explanation: Sido and Kanhu Murmu were major leaders of the Santhal Hul, launched in 1855. The rebellion confronted British colonial officials and exploitative intermediaries, particularly landlords and moneylenders, in the Rajmahal Hills and surrounding settlements.
26. Who was a principal leader of the Santhal Rebellion?
[WBCS 2023 Mains, History Paper III, held 18 August 2024]
A. Sidhu Murmu
B. Jyotiba Phule
C. Birsa Munda
D. Vishnucharan Biswas
Answer: (A) Sidhu Murmu
Explanation: Sidhu Murmu and his brother Kanhu mobilised the Santhals in 1855. Birsa Munda belonged to a later tribal movement, while Phule worked primarily for social reform in western India. The Santhal movement concerned colonial and agrarian exploitation.
25. Which group resisted new taxes and exploitative forces during 1855–56?
[Bihar TRE 3.0 Primary Teacher, 20 July 2024]
A. Tribes of Khandesh in 1856
B. Santhals of Bihar in 1855–56
C. Tribes of Chotanagpur in 1850
D. None of these
Answer: (B) Santhals of Bihar in 1855–56
Explanation: The Santhals resisted colonial taxation and economic exploitation in 1855–56. Moneylenders and zamindars took advantage of debt and revenue policies, damaging customary access to land. Sidhu and Kanhu became leaders of the armed rebellion.
24. Who was a leader of the Santhal uprising of 1855?
[Bihar D.El.Ed, 16 April 2024, Shift 1]
A. Sidhu
B. Birsa Munda
C. Mangal Pandey
D. None of these
Answer: (A) Sidhu
Explanation: Sidhu Murmu, together with Kanhu and other relatives, led the Santhal rebellion in the Rajmahal region. The campaign sought freedom from exploitative landlords and moneylenders, as well as the domination of the East India Company.
23. Who led the Munda uprising?
[WBPSC Food Sub-Inspector, 17 March 2024, Shift 1]
A. Joa Bhagat
B. Sidhu
C. Birsa
D. Kanhu
Answer: (C) Birsa
Explanation: Birsa Munda led the Ulgulan against colonial domination in 1899–1900. His followers resisted alienation of ancestral land and the influence of outsiders. Sidhu and Kanhu were leaders of the earlier Santhal Hul, not Birsa’s movement.
22. Which of these year associations is correct: I. Kol Rebellion—1831–32; II. Santhal Rebellion—1859?
[Bombay High Court Peon/Hamal, 8 February 2024, Shift 4]
A. Statement I only
B. Statement II only
C. Both statements
D. Neither statement
Answer: (A) Statement I only
Explanation: The Kol Rebellion took place mainly in 1831–32 in Chotanagpur. The Santhal Rebellion, however, began in 1855 and continued into 1856, making the date 1859 inaccurate. Both uprisings reflected tribal opposition to colonial-era exploitation.
21. Under whose leadership did the Santhal Rebellion of 1855–56 occur?
[Bihar TRE 2.0 Upper Primary Teacher, 9 December 2023]
A. Raj Kumar Shukla
B. S. N. Sinha
C. Sahajanand Saraswati
D. None of these
Answer: (D) None of these
Explanation: The Santhal Hul was led by Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu, with Chand, Bhairav and other community participants. None of the three named individuals in the options was its central leader. The uprising protested colonial and agrarian oppression.
