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MCQ Rebellion in the Countryside

Where did the Non-Cooperation Movement spread after the cities?

A) Coastal ports
B) Industrial zones
C) Countryside
D) Princely states only

Answer: C) Countryside
Explanation: The movement extended from cities to rural areas, drawing in peasants and tribals.

In Awadh, who led the peasant movement?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Baba Ramchandra
C) Alluri Sitaram Raju
D) Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer: B) Baba Ramchandra
Explanation: He was a sanyasi and former indentured labourer who led peasants in Awadh.

What were the main grievances of Awadh peasants?

A) High taxes on salt
B) Exorbitant rents, cesses, forced labour (begar), and insecure tenure
C) Lack of schools and hospitals
D) Ban on wearing khadi

Answer: B) Exorbitant rents, cesses, forced labour (begar), and insecure tenure
Explanation: Landlords imposed heavy rents and forced unpaid labour; tenants had no land security.

What did the Awadh peasant movement demand?

A) Reduction of revenue, abolition of begar, social boycott of oppressive landlords
B) Right to vote and form unions
C) Free cattle for all farmers
D) Immediate independence

Answer: A) Reduction of revenue, abolition of begar, social boycott of oppressive landlords
Explanation: These were the key demands raised by the peasants.

What were “nai-dhobi bandhs” in Awadh villages?

A) Religious festivals
B) Military training camps
C) Tax collection drives
D) Panchayat-organised strikes denying landlords the services of barbers and washermen

Answer: D) Panchayat-organised strikes denying landlords services of barbers and washermen
Explanation: These bandhs were meant to socially isolate oppressive landlords.

Who toured Awadh villages in June 1920 to understand peasant issues?

A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Motilal Nehru
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) C. Rajagopalachari

Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation: He began visiting villages in June 1920 to hear grievances firsthand.

What organisation was formed in October 1920 to support Awadh peasants?

A) All India Kisan Congress
B) Oudh Kisan Sabha
C) Awadh Farmers Union
D) Peasants’ Revolutionary Council

Answer: B) Oudh Kisan Sabha
Explanation: It was set up in October 1920 under Nehru, Baba Ramchandra, and others.

How many branches did the Oudh Kisan Sabha set up within a month?

A) Over 300
B) 100
C) 50
D) Exactly 500

Answer: A) Over 300
Explanation: More than 300 village branches were established quickly.

How did the peasant movement in Awadh develop in 1921 that upset Congress leaders?

A) It became too peaceful
B) Houses of talukdars and merchants were attacked, bazaars looted, grain hoards seized
C) Peasants refused to wear khadi
D) They demanded separate statehood

Answer: B) Houses of talukdars and merchants were attacked, bazaars looted, grain hoards seized
Explanation: The violent turn of the movement troubled the Congress leadership.

What false belief did some local leaders spread among Awadh peasants?

A) That foreign cloth was now free
B) That Gandhi would become Viceroy
C) That British had surrendered
D) That Gandhi had declared no taxes to be paid and land redistributed to the poor

Answer: D) That Gandhi had declared no taxes to be paid and land redistributed to the poor
Explanation: Local leaders misused Gandhi’s name to justify radical actions.

How did tribal peasants in Gudem Hills interpret swaraj?

A) As spiritual salvation
B) In a way that led to a militant guerrilla movement
C) As joining British schools
D) As paying more taxes for development

Answer: B) In a way that led to a militant guerrilla movement
Explanation: Their understanding resulted in armed resistance, which Congress did not approve.

Why were the hill people of Gudem Hills angry with the colonial government?

A) Ban on festivals
B) Closure of forests, denying grazing, fuelwood, and fruit collection rights
C) Forced military recruitment
D) High salt prices

Answer: B) Closure of forests, denying grazing, fuelwood, and fruit collection rights
Explanation: Forest restrictions directly harmed their livelihoods and traditional rights.

What additional burden pushed the Gudem hill people to revolt?

A) Forced contribution of begar for road building
B) New education laws
C) Ban on wearing turbans
D) Tax on cattle

Answer: A) Forced contribution of begar for road building
Explanation: Being forced into unpaid road labour triggered the rebellion.

Who led the Gudem Hills rebellion?

A) Birsa Munda
B) Baba Ramchandra
C) Alluri Sitaram Raju
D) Bhagat Singh

Answer: C) Alluri Sitaram Raju
Explanation: He claimed special powers and led the guerrilla movement.

What powers did Alluri Sitaram Raju claim to have?

A) Ability to fly and speak all languages
B) Make astrological predictions, heal people, survive bullet shots
C) Control weather and summon spirits
D) Read minds and turn water into wine

Answer: B) Make astrological predictions, heal people, survive bullet shots
Explanation: These were the specific powers attributed to him by followers.

How did followers view Alluri Sitaram Raju?

A) As a British spy
B) As a wealthy landlord
C) As a schoolteacher
D) As an incarnation of God

Answer: D) As an incarnation of God
Explanation: The rebels believed he was divine.

What Gandhian practices did Raju promote?

A) Salt making and spinning
B) Wearing khadi and giving up drinking
C) Attending council meetings
D) Joining the army

Answer: B) Wearing khadi and giving up drinking
Explanation: He encouraged these as part of the nationalist message.

What did Raju believe was necessary to liberate India?

A) Prayer and fasting
B) Non-violence and petitions
C) Use of force, not non-violence
D) Cooperation with landlords

Answer: C) Use of force, not non-violence
Explanation: Unlike Gandhi, he believed armed struggle was essential.

What actions did the Gudem rebels take?

A) Organised prayer meetings
B) Attacked police stations, attempted to kill British officials, waged guerrilla war
C) Signed peace treaties
D) Imported foreign weapons legally

Answer: B) Attacked police stations, attempted to kill British officials, waged guerrilla war
Explanation: Their methods were militant and violent.