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Consider the following statements
1. In 1878, Sorabjee Shapoorji Bengalee tried unsuccessfully to introduce a bill in the Bombay Legislative Council to limit the working hours for labour.
2. NM Lokhanday, set up a Workingmen's club in 1870 and brought out a monthly journal called Bharat Sramjeebi {Indian labour) with the primary idea of educating the workers.
3. Sasipada Banerjee brought out an Anglo-Marathi weekly called Dinabandhu (friend of the poor) in 1880 and started the Bombay mill and millhand's Association in 1890.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Important Questions on Modern History

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Assertion (A) The Sardar Larai Movement was directed against the erosion of khuntkatti or joint tenures.
Reason (R) The erosion of joint tenures was caused by non-tribals getting hold of tribal lands under the policy of Expansion of Land under cultivation, for maximising company's revenues.
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The Moplah Rebellion broke out in
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Match the following lists

List I List II
1. Chuar rising Midnapur
2. Ahom's revolt Asom
3. Khasi rising Jaintia and Garo Hills

Which of these is/are correctly matched?

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Consider the following reasons
1. Loss of independence.
2. Foreign intrusion into the local autonomy.
3. Introduction of Administrative innovations.
4. Execessive land revenue demands.
5. Dislocation of local population.
Which of these are the reasons for the Tribal Revolts, Civil Rebellions, Popular Movements and Mutinies from 1757 to 1856?
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Which of the following revolts occured in Bengal and Eastern India?
1. Sanyasi Revolt 2. Kol Rising
3. Faraizis Revolt
The correct answer is
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Match the following  

List I List II
A. The Waghera Rising 1. Barodsa
B. Ramosi Rising 2. Travancore
C. Satavandi Revolt  3. Kolhapur
D. Diwani Temple Revolt 4. Western Ghats

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Consider the following statements about the Wahabi movement
1. It was a well-planned movement.
2. The movement advocated the preaching of pure Islam.
3. During the Revolt of 1857, Wahabis played a notable role in spreading anti-British sentiments.
4. The Wahabis established the Dar-ul-lslam in India.
Which of the following is/are the correct statements?
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Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.

Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.

Find the correct relation between A and R.