Rebellion in the Countryside
1. Who led the peasant movement in Awadh during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B) Baba Ramchandra
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: B) Baba Ramchandra
2. What was the primary issue faced by peasants in Awadh?
A) High import taxes
B) Lack of irrigation facilities
C) High rents and forced begar (unpaid labor) imposed by landlords
D) Industrial competition
Answer: C) High rents and forced begar (unpaid labor) imposed by landlords
3. What were the key demands of the Awadh peasant movement?
A) Higher wages and better working conditions
B) Abolition of begar, reduction of revenue, and social boycott of oppressive landlords
C) Free education and healthcare
D) Expansion of trade routes
Answer: B) Abolition of begar, reduction of revenue, and social boycott of oppressive landlords
4. Which organization was formed to support the peasants’ cause in Awadh?
A) Indian National Congress
B) Oudh Kisan Sabha
C) Swaraj Party
D) All India Peasant Union
Answer: B) Oudh Kisan Sabha
5. Who were the key leaders of the Oudh Kisan Sabha?
A) Subhas Chandra Bose and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Jawaharlal Nehru and Baba Ramchandra
C) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
D) Bhagat Singh and Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru and Baba Ramchandra
6. What strategy did peasants use to protest against oppressive landlords?
A) Armed rebellion
B) Peaceful petitions to the British government
C) Social boycott, including the nai-dhobi bandhs
D) Mass migration to other regions
Answer: C) Social boycott, including the nai-dhobi bandhs
7. What were nai-dhobi bandhs?
A) Agreements to boycott foreign goods
B) Strikes organized by barbers and washermen to deny services to landlords
C) Agricultural reforms introduced by the British
D) Secret meetings to plan rebellions
Answer: B) Strikes organized by barbers and washermen to deny services to landlords
8. What role did Jawaharlal Nehru play in the Awadh peasant movement?
A) He led armed revolts against the British
B) He established trade relations with peasants
C) He toured villages to understand peasants’ grievances and helped organize the Oudh Kisan Sabha
D) He focused on industrial development
Answer: C) He toured villages to understand peasants’ grievances and helped organize the Oudh Kisan Sabha
9. How did the peasant movement in Awadh differ from the Congress leadership’s expectations?
A) It was entirely peaceful
B) It aligned perfectly with Gandhian principles
C) It became violent, with attacks on landlords’ houses and looting of bazaars
D) It focused only on educational reforms
Answer: C) It became violent, with attacks on landlords’ houses and looting of bazaars
10. What misconception did local leaders spread among peasants regarding Gandhi’s message?
A) Gandhi had encouraged violence
B) Gandhi wanted peasants to start businesses
C) Gandhi had declared that no taxes were to be paid and land would be redistributed among the poor
D) Gandhi supported the British government
Answer: C) Gandhi had declared that no taxes were to be paid and land would be redistributed among the poor
