Important Revolts and Movements

The Bhil uprising was associated with the Bhil tribe. Exam tip: study tribal revolts with their communities.

The Khasi uprising was linked with the leadership of U Tirot Singh. Exam tip: also remember uprisings of Northeast India.

The Ahom revolt was associated with Assam. It arose in 1828 against the British annexation of Assam and the removal of Ahom rule. Therefore, Assam is correct; Bengal and Punjab witnessed other important anti-colonial movements, but they were not linked to the Ahom revolt. Exam tip: remember the Ahom dynasty together with Assam.

The Ahom revolt was an early nineteenth-century resistance in Assam against the attempt of the British East India Company to extend its control after the Burmese conflicts. Gomdhar Konwar is remembered as one of its principal leaders. He and his supporters opposed the loss of Ahom political authority and local independence. Therefore, the correct answer is option A, Gomdhar Konwar. The other names belong to different periods, movements, or regions and do not match this revolt.

The key to the question is matching the leader with Assam and the Ahom resistance. Gomdhar Konwar was connected with the rebellion that began in 1828, when opposition grew against British interference. Mahatma Gandhi led mass movements in the twentieth century, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a major nationalist leader in western India, and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan led movements in the North-West Frontier region. Thus option A is the historically appropriate match, and the supplied answer is correct.

The Pagal Panthi movement was linked with Bengal. Exam tip: identify smaller peasant and religious movements separately.

The Wahabi Movement was linked with Syed Ahmed Barelvi. Exam tip: remember leaders of religious reform and resistance movements.

Dudu Miyan was an important leader of the Faraizi Movement. Exam tip: remember both Haji Shariatullah and Dudu Miyan.

The Rampa Rebellion was associated with Alluri Sitarama Raju. Exam tip: remember tribal resistance of the Andhra region.

The Tana Bhagat Movement was linked with the Oraon tribe. Exam tip: remember tribal movements with their communities.

The Tana Bhagat Movement was a tribal and reform movement among the Oraon people in the Chotanagpur region. It began in the early twentieth century and is associated with Jatra Bhagat, who encouraged his followers to oppose exploitation and adopt disciplined social and religious practices. The movement later came into contact with ideas connected with the national struggle. Therefore, the correct answer is option C, Jatra Bhagat. Sidhu and Kanhu are mainly associated with the Santhal rebellion, while Mangal Pandey is linked with the events of 1857.

The question asks for the principal leader, so the movement–leader association is the important clue. Jatra Bhagat founded and guided the Tana Bhagat movement among the Oraons. The names Sidhu and Kanhu may seem plausible because they are also remembered as tribal resistance leaders, but they belong to another uprising. Mangal Pandey belongs to a different historical context. Hence option C is the correct match, and the supplied answer is accurate.

The Kurichiya uprising was linked with Wayanad. Exam tip: also remember regional uprisings of South India.

The Koya uprising is an example of tribal resistance. Exam tip: remember Koya with the Rampa region.

The Poligar Rebellion was linked with local chiefs of South India. Exam tip: remember regional revolts of South India separately.

Veerapandiya Kattabomman was associated with the Poligar Rebellion. Exam tip: remember the correct match of leader and revolt.

Velu Thampi was associated with the revolt in Travancore. Exam tip: remember revolts of the Kerala region.

Pazhassi Raja was associated with resistance in Malabar. Exam tip: connect him with early resistance in Kerala.

The Kittur revolt was linked with Rani Chennamma. Exam tip: remember her as a brave woman leader of Karnataka.

The Bhil uprising was linked with the Bhil community. Exam tip: remember tribal revolts by community names.

Titu Mir was associated with peasant resistance in Bengal. Exam tip: also remember him with the bamboo fort.

The Deccan Riots occurred in 1875 in the Poona and Ahmednagar areas of the Bombay Presidency. Indebted peasants protested against moneylenders because of high interest rates and exploitative debt practices. The year 1857 is associated with the Revolt of 1857, not the Deccan Riots. Exam tip: remember the Deccan Riots as a peasant–moneylender conflict of 1875.