RPSC RAS · History of India and Rajasthan

Peasant and tribal movements

Bijolia, Begun, Shekhawati and Marwar peasant satyagrahas; Eki movement.

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  • Q1 · Peasant and tribal movements · EASY

    The Bijolia peasant movement (1897–1923) was primarily directed against which feudal practice?

  • Q2 · Peasant and tribal movements · MEDIUM

    Who among the following leaders is most closely associated with organizing the Bijolia peasant movement in its later phase (1916–1923)?

  • Q3 · Peasant and tribal movements · MEDIUM

    The Eki movement of 1921 among the Bhil and other tribal communities in southern Rajasthan was led by which leader?

  • Q4 · Peasant and tribal movements · MEDIUM

    The Shekhawati peasant movement (1920s–1940s) was primarily a struggle against which jagirdars?

  • Q5 · Peasant and tribal movements · HARD

    The Begun peasant satyagraha (1923–24) in Mewar state is notable for which of the following features? 1. It was launched to protest against excessive revenue demands after poor harvests. 2. Rani Kanti Devi of Begun led negotiations with the Mewar Darbar. 3. The movement adopted Gandhian methods of non-violent resistance. 4. The British government directly intervened to suppress the movement.

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