Question

    Consider the following pairs with reference to the tribal uprising and their Leaders:

    Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

    A 1 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 2 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ● Pair 1 is incorrect: Kondh uprisings led by Chakra Bisnoi (1837–56 and later in 1914, hilly region extending from Tamil Nadu to Bengal, in Orissa in 1914) against interference in tribal customs and imposition of new taxes. ● Pair 2 is incorrect: Khasi Uprising-After having occupied the hilly region between Garo and Jaintia Hills, the East India Company wanted to build a road linking the Brahmaputra Valley with Sylhet. A large number of outsiders including Englishmen, Bengalis, and the laborers from the plains were brought to these regions for this purpose. The Khasis, Garos, Khamptis, and the Singphos organized themselves under the leadership of Tirath Singh to drive away the strangers from the plains. ● Pair 3 is correct: Ramosi Risings: The Ramosis, who had been employed by the Maratha administration, lost their means of livelihood after the annexation of the Maratha territories by the British. They plundered the country around Satara under Chittur Singh in 1822.

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