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Telangana Peasants and Tribal Rebellion MCQs

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Question 01
Consider the following statements about the deshmukhs and patels of Hyderabad State: 1. They were originally hereditary collectors of revenue who were later given vatans or annuities. 2. They grabbed thousands of acres of the best cultivated land. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Option A: 1 only
2. Option B: 2 only
3. Option C: Both 1 and 2
4. Option D: Neither 1 nor 2
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Both 1 and 2
**Statement 1 is correct.** They had been **tax collectors** for the government and were given **vatans** or **mash** (annuities). **Statement 2 is correct.** They **grabbed thousands of acres** of fertile cultivated land.
Question 02
The Standstill Agreement between the Nizam and the Government of India was signed on:
1. Option A: 15 August 1947
2. Option B: 29 November 1947
3. Option C: 26 January 1950
4. Option D: 17 September 1948
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. 29 November 1947
**Why B is correct.** The **Standstill Agreement** was signed on **29 November 1947**, allowing a year for a settlement. **Why A is incorrect.** **15 August 1947** is Independence Day; the Nizam had not acceded. **Why C is incorrect.** **26 January 1950** is the date of the Constitution's commencement. **Why D is incorrect.** **17 September 1948** is the day the Nizam accepted the ceasefire.
Question 03
The Kumuram Bheem Tribal Museum, opened in October 2016, is located at:
1. Option A: Utnoor
2. Option B: Sankepalli
3. Option C: Jodeghat
4. Option D: Indravelli
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Jodeghat
**Why C is correct.** The museum stands at **Jodeghat** in **Kerameri mandal**, the site of Bheem's last stand. **Why A is incorrect.** **Utnoor** is a tribal-area centre in Adilabad but does not house this museum. **Why B is incorrect.** **Sankepalli** is the birthplace of Bheem, not the museum site. **Why D is incorrect.** **Indravelli** is the site of the **1981** police firing on tribals.
Question 04
Which of the following was a cause of the Rampa rebellion of 1879-80?
1. Option A: Abolition of vetti in the Nizam's dominions
2. Option B: A toddy tax together with a ban on domestic toddy tapping
3. Option C: A new salt tax imposed by the Government of India
4. Option D: Forced religious conversion by missionaries
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. A toddy tax together with a ban on domestic toddy tapping
**Why B is correct.** The rising was set off by a **toddy tax** and the law making **domestic toddy tapping** illegal, together with the oppression of a **mansabdar**. **Why A is incorrect.** Vetti was a Telangana grievance and not a cause of this hill-tract rising. **Why C is incorrect.** No salt tax figures among the recorded causes. **Why D is incorrect.** Missionary conversion was not a recorded cause.
Question 05
The killing of which Sangham leader at Kadavendi on 4 July 1946 is regarded as the trigger of the armed phase of the Telangana peasant struggle?
1. Option A: Shaik Bandagi
2. Option B: Doddi Komaraiah
3. Option C: Ravi Narayana Reddy
4. Option D: Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. Doddi Komaraiah
**Why B is correct.** **Doddi Komaraiah**, a **village Sangham** leader, was shot at **Kadavendi** on **4 July 1946**, and the peasant resistance turned armed. **Why A is incorrect.** Bandagi was a peasant killed earlier in the dispute with the Visnur deshmukh. **Why C is incorrect.** Ravi Narayana Reddy was a Communist leader of the Andhra Mahasabha and lived on. **Why D is incorrect.** Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy led an armed squad during the struggle and was not killed at Kadavendi.

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