Peasant Movements GK – In today’s class we have discussed some important GK questions answers from Peasant Movements in India. Here we have covered questions from topics like Champaran movement, Kheda satyagraha, Ahmedabad mill strike, Bhoodan movement, All India Kisan Sabha, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Indigo movement, Bardoli satyagraha, and many more.
Peasant Movements GK Questions Answers
# Champaran Movement in Bihar was a peasant movement related to the cultivation of?
a. Rice
b. Mustard
c. Indigo
d. Sugarcane
Ans. c
# When did the Kheda Satyagraha started?
a. 1885
b. 1905
c. 1918
d. 1927
Ans. c
# Kheda Satyagraha belongs to which state?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Shimla
d. Uttar Pradesh
Ans. a
# The Kheda Satyagraha was primarily led by?
a. B.R. Ambedkar
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Chaudhary Charan Singh
d. Morarji Desai
Ans. b
> It was led by Mahatma Gandhi with the support of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and other leaders.
# Ahmedabad Mill Strike took place in the year?
a. 1907
b. 1911
c. 1918
d. 1919
Ans. c
> Mahatma Gandhi played an important role using non-violent methods and hunger strike.
# Bhoodan Movement was started by?
a. Jyotiba Phule
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Vinoba Bhave
d. B.R. Ambedkar
Ans. c
> It was started in 1951
# When did the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was formed?
a. 1905
b. 1911
c. 1920
d. 1930
Ans. c
> It is the oldest trade union organization in India
> It was founded by N.M. Joshi
> The first president of AITUC was Lala Lajpat Rai
Peasant Movements in India GK Quiz
# Kisan Sabha Movement was started in which place?
a. Bihar
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
Ans. b
# Who among the following was the founder of All India Kisan Sabha?
a. Lala Lajpat Rai
b. Vallabhbhai Patel
c. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
d. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Ans. c
> All India Kisan Sabha was formed in 1936
# Who among the following was the first general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha?
a. Lala Lajpat Rai
b. Vallabhbhai Patel
c. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
d. N.G. Ranga
Ans. d
# The Indigo Movement started in the year?
a. 1856
b. 1859
c. 1905
d. 1915
Ans. b
> It started in Purulia district of West Bengal
> It was first lead by two brothers Digambar Biswas and Bishnucharan Biswas
# The Indigo Movement (Indigo Rebellion) is also known as?
a. Laal Bidroh
b. Neel Bidroh
c. Green Bidroh
d. Yellow Bidroh
Ans. b
# The famous Bengali play ‘Neel Darpan’ was written by?
a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Satyajit Ray
c. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
d. Dinabandhu Mitra
Ans. d
> The play is based on Neel Vidroh
> It was translated into English by Michael Madhusudan Dutta
Peasant Movements in India MCQ
# Who of the following led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?
a. Motilal Nehru
b. Chitaranjan Das
c. Vallabhbhai Patel
d. B.R. Ambedkar
Ans. c
> After the Bardoli Satyagraha, Vallabhbhai Patel got the title ‘Sardar’ and from then onwards he came to be known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
# The Champaran Satyagraha took place in?
a. Rajasthan
b. West Bengal
c. Bihar
d. Assam
Ans. c
# The Champaran Satyagraha took place in the year?
a. 1902
b. 1917
c. 1935
d. 1945
Ans. b
# Who led the Champaran Satyagraha in Bihar?
a. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d. Badruddin Tyabji
Ans. b
# The Moplah Revolt (Moplah Rebellion) took place in the year?
a. 1911
b. 1917
c. 1921
d. 1927
Ans. c
# Moplah Revolt took place in?
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
Ans. b
> It took place in Malabar region of Kerala
> It was also known as Malabar Revolt
Peasant Movements GK Notes
# The Tebhaga Movement in the year 1946 took place in?
a. Bihar
b. West Bengal
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Odisha
Ans. b
# The Tebhaga Movement in Bengal was led by?
a. Swaraj Party
b. Indian National Army
c. All India Kisan Sabha
d. Hindustan Republican Association
Ans. c
# The slogan ‘Langal Jar Zamin Tar’ (Those who plough should own the land) belongs to which movement?
a. Tebhaga Movement
b. Dandi March
c. Champaran Satyagraha
d. Civil Disobedience Movement
Ans. a
# Which one was the first peasant movement in India?
a. Champaran
b. Bardoli
c. Dandi
d. Bijolia
Ans. d
# The Bijolia Peasant Movement was started in?
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. West Bengal
d. Rajasthan
Ans. d
# Eka Movement or Unity Movement took place in which place?
a. Bihar
b. Kerala
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
Ans. c
> It took place in 1921-22
