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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?
(a)Only 1
(b)2 and 3
(c)1 and 2
(d)All of these

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Important Questions on Modern History
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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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Match the following lists
List | List |
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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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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1. Sanyasi Revolt 2. Kol Rising
3. Faraizis Revolt
The correct answer is

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Match the following
List | List |
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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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.
