Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

The Indigo Revolt and the Pabna agrarian movement both witnessed collective refusal, the raising of funds, resort to legal proceedings and support from sections of the educated intelligentsia. Which one of the following conclusions is most appropriate?

  1. Both were violent attempts to overthrow colonial rule throughout India.
  2. Militant collective resistance could coexist with legal methods and demands aimed at remedying specific agrarian grievances.
  3. Both movements depended exclusively on sympathetic government officials and lacked popular organisation.
  4. Both avoided economic demands and concentrated on securing political representation in legislative bodies.
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