Early Indian Revolts Bit Bank 1- Questions on Kattabomman, Paika, Velu Thambi, Ramosis, and Rao Bharmal

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Early Indian Revolts Bit Bank (Questions 1-50)

Q1: Who was Veerapandya Kattabomman? 💡 The ruler of Panchalakurichi

Q2: The Revolt of Kattabomman took place in which region? 💡 Tamil Nadu

Q3: What was the primary reason for Kattabomman’s conflict with the British? 💡 British attempts to force him to accept their suzerainty

Q4: Kattabomman resisted the British for how many years? 💡 7 years

Q5: What happened to Kattabomman in 1799? 💡 He was captured and executed by the British

Q6: After Kattabomman’s execution, what did the British do with his territory? 💡 Annexed it

Q7: The Revolt of Kattabomman is considered one of the early revolts against British rule in India. In which year did it start? 💡 1792

Q8: Which fort was associated with Veerapandya Kattabomman’s resistance? 💡 Panchalakurichi Fort

Q9: Which British officer played a key role in suppressing Kattabomman’s revolt? 💡 Major Bannerman

Q10: What legacy does Veerapandya Kattabomman hold in Indian history? 💡 He was an early freedom fighter who resisted British rule

Q11: Where did the Paika Rebellion take place? 💡 Orissa

Q12: Who led the initial phase of the Paika Rebellion (1804-1806)? 💡 Raja of Khurda

Q13: The Paiks were a militia class that held land under which system? 💡 Zamindari

Q14: What was the primary reason for the resentment of the Paiks against the British? 💡 British land and land revenue policies

Q15: In which year did the Paiks under Jagabandhu successfully occupy Puri? 💡 1817

Q16: Who was the leader of the second phase of the Paika Rebellion (1817)? 💡 Jagabandhu

Q17: What was the final outcome of the Paika Rebellion? 💡 Suppression by force and conciliatory measures by the British

Q18: Which colonial power had occupied Orissa before the British took control in 1803? 💡 Marathas

Q19: What significant action did the British take against the Raja of Khurda in 1804? 💡 They confiscated his territory

Q20: The Paika Rebellion is often referred to as: 💡 The first organized armed rebellion against British rule in India

Q21: Where did the revolt of Velu Thambi take place? 💡 Travancore

Q22: Who was Velu Thambi? 💡 Dewan of Travancore

Q23: What was the primary cause of Velu Thambi’s revolt? 💡 The high-handedness of the British Resident and economic burden due to the subsidiary alliance

Q24: Which British policy placed a heavy financial burden on Travancore, leading to the revolt? 💡 Subsidiary Alliance

Q25: What major demand did the British make that further intensified the conflict? 💡 Removal of Dewan Velu Thambi from power

Q26: What was the capital of Travancore, which fell to the British in February 1809? 💡 Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

Q27: What was the fate of Velu Thambi after the British captured Travancore? 💡 He committed suicide in the forest after being severely injured

Q28: Which British Resident’s actions led to Velu Thambi’s uprising? 💡 Colonel Colin Mackenzie

Q29: Velu Thambi issued a call to arms against British rule through which historic document? 💡 The Kundara Proclamation

Q30: Which year marked the final suppression of Velu Thambi’s revolt? 💡 1809

Q31: Where did the Ramosi Revolt take place? 💡 Poona

Q32: Who were the leaders of the Ramosi Revolt? 💡 Umaji and Chittur Singh

Q33: What was the primary cause of the Ramosi Revolt? 💡 Annexation of Peshwa’s territory by the British in 1818, leading to unemployment among the Ramosis

Q34: Which British policy led to widespread unemployment among the Ramosis? 💡 British annexation of the Peshwa’s territory

Q35: How did the British finally pacify the Ramosis? 💡 By granting them lands and recruiting them as hill police

Q36: Where did Rao Bharmal’s revolt take place? 💡 Cutch and Kathiawar

Q37: Who led the revolt against the British in Cutch? 💡 Rao Bharmal

Q38: What was the main reason for Rao Bharmal’s revolt? 💡 British interference in internal affairs of Cutch

Q39: What was the outcome of Rao Bharmal’s revolt? 💡 Final defeat and deposal of Rao Bharmal; imposition of Subsidiary Treaty on Cutch

Q40: Which British policy was imposed on Cutch after Rao Bharmal’s defeat? 💡 Subsidiary Treaty

Q41: Where did the Revolt of the Ramosis take place between 1827-1840? 💡 Kittur (near Dharwar, Karnataka)

Q42: Who were the key leaders of the Kittur Revolt? 💡 Channamma and Rayappa

Q43: What was the primary cause of the Kittur Revolt? 💡 British refusal to recognize the adopted son of Shivalinga Rudra Desai as the ruler of Kittur

Q44: Which British officer was killed during the Kittur Revolt? 💡 Thackeray (Collector of Dharwar)

Q45: What was the final outcome of Channamma’s revolt? 💡 Kittur was annexed by the British, and Channamma was imprisoned in Dharwar, where she died

Q46: Who continued the revolt in Kittur after Channamma’s imprisonment? 💡 Rayappa

Q47: What happened to Rayappa after he continued the resistance against the British? 💡 He was captured and executed by the British

Q48: In which year did Channamma’s revolt take place? 💡 1824

Q49: What was the British strategy to suppress the Kittur Revolt? 💡 Annexed Kittur and executed the leaders

Q50: What happened to Kittur after the final suppression of the revolt? 💡 It was annexed by the British Empire