Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Tribal revolts were directed against a perceived colonial system and its exploitative agents rather than indiscriminately against every outsider.

Consider the following statements:

  1. Ethnic and tribal ties provided solidarity to the rebels.
  2. Poor outsiders performing socially supportive work were sometimes spared.
  3. Moneylenders and traders were often attacked as extensions of colonial authority.
  4. Many movements were led by messianic figures promising relief from suffering.

How many of the above statements support the assertion?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
  1. A socio-religious organisation was founded in New York in 1875 and later shifted its headquarters to Adyar. It…
  2. After its inaugural session, which one of the following practices was followed by the Indian National…
  3. After the withdrawal of the Civil Disobedience Movement, Gandhi supported the Struggle-Truce-Struggle…
  4. Al-Biruni relied heavily on normative Sanskritic texts, compared the caste system with social divisions in…
  5. Although Bahadur Shah Zafar was the symbolic leader at Delhi, effective command was exercised by
  6. Although most Provincial Congress Committees opposed Jawaharlal Nehru’s nomination, Gandhi supported him for…