Peasant and Tribal Movements: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Peasant and Tribal Movements (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2011Modern History · Peasant and Tribal Movements
Q1. Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?
Explanation
Tribal revolts in 19th-century India were driven by the disruption of traditional tribal life, which centered on shifting cultivation, hunting, and forest produce during colonial rule.
Option (d) is correct:
The influx of non-tribals and the imposition of settled agriculture led to land loss for tribals. Restrictions on forest resources and shifting agriculture, along with the introduction of moneylenders, reduced tribals to landless laborers and bonded peasants. The establishment of government monopolies on forests (1865-1878) further exploited tribes. Tribal egalitarianism was replaced by caste-based inequalities, and the influence of Christian missionaries also fueled resentment leading to uprisings like the Kol Rebellion (1832), Santhal Rebellion (1855-56), and Munda Rebellion (1899-1900).
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2011
(d) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Peasant and Tribal Movements (Modern History), asked from 1997 to 2020. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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