Q.860) With reference to Modern history, consider the following about Bakasht Movement.
1. It was a peasant movement in Maharashtra to direct against landlords to fight forceful eviction of peasants from Bakasht lands.
2. The movement coincided with the Non-Cooperation movement of 1920-22.
1. It was a peasant movement in Maharashtra to direct against landlords to fight forceful eviction of peasants from Bakasht lands.
2. The movement coincided with the Non-Cooperation movement of 1920-22.
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Topic : Modern History
Bakasht Movement :
* It was a peasant movement in Bihar directed against landlords to fight forceful eviction of Peasants from Bakasht lands.
* It happened in Bihar in 1937-38
* The landlords often evicted the tenants from Bakasht land.
* Bakshast lands were those which the occupancy tenants had lost to zamindars , mostly during the Depression years, due to non-payment of rent, and which they often continued to cultivate as share-croppers.
* In 1937, when the Congress Ministry was formed, the Kisan Sabha thought that it was an appropriate time to raise the issue of bakasht and demand for restoration of bakshast lands.
* The passing of the Restoration of Bakshast Land Act and the Bihar Tenancy Act in 1938 brought much relief to the peasants.
Topic : Modern History
Bakasht Movement :
* It was a peasant movement in Bihar directed against landlords to fight forceful eviction of Peasants from Bakasht lands.
* It happened in Bihar in 1937-38
* The landlords often evicted the tenants from Bakasht land.
* Bakshast lands were those which the occupancy tenants had lost to zamindars , mostly during the Depression years, due to non-payment of rent, and which they often continued to cultivate as share-croppers.
* In 1937, when the Congress Ministry was formed, the Kisan Sabha thought that it was an appropriate time to raise the issue of bakasht and demand for restoration of bakshast lands.
* The passing of the Restoration of Bakshast Land Act and the Bihar Tenancy Act in 1938 brought much relief to the peasants.
Q.861) Which of the following comes under the ambit of "Transfer Payments" of the Government ?
1. Unemployment compensation
2. Old age pensions
3. Subsidies to farmers
1. Unemployment compensation
2. Old age pensions
3. Subsidies to farmers
Q.862) With reference to history, the term "bakhars" refers to which of the following ?
Anonymous Quiz
19%
Wanderers of the Vijayanagara empire
27%
Marathi chronicles
30%
Robbers of the Deccan Sultanate
23%
The dept. that collected Chauth & Sardeshmukhi taxes in Maratha empire
Q.863) Consider the following statements with reference to the 19th century "Satapatra series".
1. The "Satapatra" series of 1848-1850 was written by Lokahitavadi Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
2. In this series , the writer called for social reforms, advocated indigenous enterprise , but broadly welcomed British rule.
1. The "Satapatra" series of 1848-1850 was written by Lokahitavadi Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
2. In this series , the writer called for social reforms, advocated indigenous enterprise , but broadly welcomed British rule.
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Q.864) Consider the following statements with reference to Swadeshi Movement.
1. The Swadeshi Movement was able to mobilize the peasants only in limited area.
2. The peasant participation in the Swadeshi Movement marked the very beginnings of modern mass politics in India.
1. The Swadeshi Movement was able to mobilize the peasants only in limited area.
2. The peasant participation in the Swadeshi Movement marked the very beginnings of modern mass politics in India.
Q.865) Consider the following statements with reference to the Age of Consent Bill, 1891.
1. The Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta was completely against this act.
2. Women in Bengal and in other parts of the country, as well as men in different parts of India, supported the act on grounds of health and safety of child brides.
1. The Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta was completely against this act.
2. Women in Bengal and in other parts of the country, as well as men in different parts of India, supported the act on grounds of health and safety of child brides.
Q.866) with reference to Modern history, before the Age of Consent Bill, 1891, which of the following personalities published " Notes on Infant Marriage and Enforced Widowhood" (1884) and urged the government to reform Indian domestic practices ?.
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18%
Rukhmabai
26%
Behramji Malabari
49%
Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
7%
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q.867) Consider the following with reference to Age of Consent Bill, 1891.
1. The bill became an act under Viceroy's Lord Dufferin ratification.
2. This bill came in the wake of the death of a child-wife Rukhmabai , after her husband subjected her to violent sexual intercourse.
1. The bill became an act under Viceroy's Lord Dufferin ratification.
2. This bill came in the wake of the death of a child-wife Rukhmabai , after her husband subjected her to violent sexual intercourse.