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The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The Bengal Gazette.

• The Bengal Gazette also known as Calcutta General Advertiser started its publication in Calcutta, the centre of colonial India during that time was India’s first newspaper in 1780.
• It was an English language weekly that was started by James Augustus Hicky, an Irishman who acted as the paper’s writer, editor and publisher.

The correct answer is ​Khond Uprisings.

Key Points​Khond Uprisings:

• From 1837 to 1856, the Khonds of the hilly tracts extending from Odisha to the Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh revolted against Company rule.
• Chakra Bisoi, a young raja, led the Khonds who were joined by the Ghumsar, Kalahandi and other tribals to oppose the suppression of human sacrifice, new taxes, and the entry of zamindars into their areas. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• With Chakra Bisoi’s disappearance, the uprising came to an end.
• A later Khond rebellion in 1914 in the Orissa region was triggered by the hope that foreign rule would end and they could gain an autonomous government.

The correct answer is Birsa.

Key Points

• Munda Rebellion is one of the prominent 19th century tribal rebellions in the subcontinent.
• Birsa Munda led this movement in the region south of Ranchi in 1899-1900.
• The ulgulan, meaning 'Great Tumult', sought to establish Munda Raj and independence.
• Birsa Munda, referred to often by Jharkhand's tribal residents as “Birsa Bhagwan”.
• In course of the 19th century, they had seen this khuntkatti land system being eroded by the jagirdars and thikadars coming as merchants and moneylenders. this was the main reason for revolt.

Additional Information

• Santhal Pargana is the mainland of the famous Santhal rebellion.
  • On 30 June 1855, two Santal rebel leaders, Sidho and Kanhu Murmu with the help of Chand and Bhairav, mobilized ten thousand Santals and declared a rebellion against British colonists.
  • They fought against British rule and the corruption caused by the upper castes and zamindars.
  • In 1855, during British India, Santhal Parganas was created as a district and was a part of the Bengal Presidency.
• Pandurang Mahadev Bapat, popularly known as ‘Senapati Bapat,’ remains a fascinating figure of the Indian Independence movement whose revolutionary zeal was not only informed by Hinduism, Bolshevism, and Gandhian philosophy but also a profoundly independent streak.
  • He was called ‘senapati’ or ‘commander’ for his leadership during the Mulshi Satyagraha in 1921 leading to what social scientist Ghanshyam Shah called the “first recorded organized struggle against the displacement” of farmers.

The Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e Rampa.

The correct answer is Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.Key Points

• Dr. Ambedkar start a temple entry movement in 1927.
• It was a movement to allow lower caste people to enter temples.
• Ambedkar led three such movements for temple entry between 1927 and 1935.
• One of them was the Kalaram Temple entry movement initiated under the guidance of Dr B.R. Ambedkar on 2nd March 1930.​
• Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is known as the father of the Indian constitution.

• Dr. Ambedkar fought to eradicate social evils like untouchability and for the rights of the Dalits and other socially backward classes throughout his life.

Additional Information

• Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahmo Sabha in 1828, which was renamed Brahmo Samaj in 1830.
• The Brahmo Samaj prohibited all forms of idolatry and sacrifice, believed in the Upanishads and forbade its members from criticizing other religious practices.
• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar- worked to make reform in the society protested against polygamy, and child marriage and favored widow remarriage and women's education in India.
• Sri Narayana Guru (1854-1928) started spearheading a social movement of the Ezhavas of Kerala, a community of toddy tappers.
• Sri Narayana Guru movement emerged in Kerala and was born out of the conflict between the depressed classes and the upper castes.

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. Mahatma Gandhi.Key Points

Indian opinion was the newspaper established by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

• With the help of Natal Indian Congress and some Indians, he assembled printing press. The newspaper was published in the languages of Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil and English.
• This was to bring news about the disabilities of Indian suffered under colonial rule.
• The publication was an important tool to fight against racial discrimination and civil rights in South Africa.

Additional Information 

The correct answer is Sidhu and Kanhu.

Important Points

Santhal Rebellion:

• ​​​​It was a rebellion against both the British colonial authority and zamindars by the Santhal people.
• Leaders: Sidhu, Kahnu, Chand, and Bhairav
• Location: Jharkhand
• The rebellion was suppressed and largely shadowed by other rebellions.

The correct answer is Kesari.

• Kesari was started in Marathi by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Key Points

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak:
  • He launched two newspapers that are the Kesari in Marathi and the Maratha in English.
  • He also organized Ganpati Festival in 1893 AD and Shivaji Festival in 1895 AD.
  • Tilak asserted: Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.
  • He was awarded the title of Lokmanya.
  • He was a part of the trio of ‘Lal-Bal- Pal’ and the extremist group.
  • He authored books The Arctic Home of Vedas and Gita Rahasya.

Additional Information

• Bengal Gazette was started by James Augustus Hicky in the year 1780.
  • It was India's First Newspaper.
  • JA Hicky was from Ireland.
• Harijan was started by Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1933.

The correct answer is Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

Key Points

•  Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder and editor of the following two vernacular weekly newspapers-
  • Sambad Kaumudi in Bengali.
  • Mirat-ul-Akhbar in the Persian language​
• Raja Ram Mohan Roy is known as 'the father of Indian renaissance',
• He was the founder of 'Brahmo Samaj' and the man who tirelessly fought against the social evils prevailing in the Indian society.
• Roy was the one who pioneered western education in India.
• Roy established the Brahmo Samaj on August 20, 1828, which acted against the evil practices that existed in the Hindu society, especially, the practice of ‘Sati’.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Young India.

Key Points

• Young India:
  • It was a weekly journal.
  • It was published in the English language.
  • It was published by Mahatma Gandhi.
  • It was in print from 1919 to 1931.
  • This journal was used by Gandhiji to spread his unique idea of non-violence and through its use also plan for independence from the British.
  • It was republished in the USA by Lala Lajpat Rai of the India Home Rule League of America.

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi also started many journals and newspapers.
  • Some of them are Indian Opinion, Navajivan, Harijan and Young India. 

Additional Information

The correct answer is Shyamji Krishna Varma.

Key Points

• Shyamji Krishna Varma founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House, and the Indian Sociologist in London.
• A graduate of Balliol College, Krishna Varma was a noted scholar in Sanskrit and other Indian languages.
• The Indian Sociologist was a nationalist journal in the early 20th century.
  • Its subtitle was an Organ of Freedom, and Political, Social, and Religious Reform.
• Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra assassinated William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a British official.
  • He ​was an Indian revolutionary independence activist.
• Bhikaiji Cama had the unique distinction of unfurling the first version of the Indian national flag - a tricolour of green, saffron, and red stripes - at the International Socialist Congress held at Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907.
  • She was an Indian political activist and advocate for women's rights.

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The Bengal Gazette.

• The Bengal Gazette also known as Calcutta General Advertiser started its publication in Calcutta, the centre of colonial India during that time was India’s first newspaper in 1780.
• It was an English language weekly that was started by James Augustus Hicky, an Irishman who acted as the paper’s writer, editor and publisher.

The correct answer is Chhotanagpur region.

Munda revolt: (Ulgulan)

• Leader- Birsa Munda.
• Reason:
  • Disruption of the traditional system.
  • Forced labor
  • Missionary activities
• Against: British, Merchants, Moneylenders
• Region: Chotanagpur region.

• Outcomes: 
  • The Chota Nagpur Tenancy act 1908:
    • It provided some khunkatti rights.
    • Got legal protection for their land.
• Birsa Munda:
  • ​He was a tribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero.
  • Belongs to the Munda tribe.
  • Mundas mean 'Khunkattidar'- The original clearer of the forest.
  • He used Guerilla Warfare techniques to launch surprise attacks.
  • Birsa Munda was arrested and was sentenced to death but died in jail due to Cholera.

The correct answer is Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Key Points

• Kesari
  • It was a Marathi newspaper that was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1881.
  • It was used as a mouthpiece for the freedom struggle and continues to be published by the Kesari Maratha Trust.
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • He was an Indian nationalist, the independent activist who fought for India's independence.
  • He was one of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirates.
  • The Britishers called him " the father of the Indian unrest".
  • Mahatma Gandhi called him " The Maker of Modern India".

Additional Information

• Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • He was the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • He established the Servants of India Society in 1905.
• Bipin Chandra Pal
  • He was an Indian nationalist, social reformer, freedom fighter.
  • He was one of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirates.
  • He was one of the main architects of the Swadeshi Movement along with Sri Aurobindo
• Lala Lajpat Rai
  • He was an Indian nationalist, social reformer, freedom fighter.
  • He was one of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirates.
  • He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari.
  • He was also associated with the foundation of the Punjab National Bank in 1894.

The correct answer is Indra Narayan Dwivedi.

Key PointsUnited Provinces Kisan Sabha

• ​Indra Narayan Dwivedi, Madan Mohan Malviya, and Gauri Shankar Mishra founded the Uttar Pradesh Kisan Sabha in Lucknow in 1918.
• It involved numerous agricultural caste groups.
• The UP Kisan Sabha had 450 branches by June 1919.
• Other well-known leaders included Baba Ramchandra, Durgapal Singh, and Jhinguri Singh.