Jharkhand GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Statement 1: correct
- In the Indian state of Bihar, the 1781 insurrection was an uprising by select Zamindars and chieftains against the British East India Company. The majority of the rebel zamindars were from South Bihar, and their uprising was likely sparked by periodic droughts that impeded their tax collections.

Statement 2: correct
- The marathas were the mounting threat to The East India Company's western frontiers of Bihar.

Birsa Munda was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe. He spearheaded a tribal religious millenarian movement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (now Jharkhand) in the late 19^th century, during the British Raj, thereby making him an important figure in the history of the Indian independence movement.

The Chota Nagpur Unnati Samaj was founded in 1915 for the tribe's socioeconomic advancement. It petitioned the Simon Commission in 1928 for a separate tribal Jharkhand State, but it was turned down.

Birsa Munda was born in the village of Ulihatu in the Lohardaga district of the Bengal Presidency on 15^th November 1875. Along with the Munda and Oraon communities, Birsa is notorious for opposing Christian missionaries and revolting against conversion activities.

Birsa Munda was detained on the 3^rd of February 1990 and died of cholera on the 9^th of June 1990 in the Ranchi prison.

During the Quit India movement, the residents of Hunterganj were denied the right to pay Chaukidari Tax. Chowkidari Tax was collected from peasants in Bengal Presidency during British rule to provide funding to keep chowkidar in the hamlet. Farmers were required to pay a levy in 1907. The Secretary of State collected this levy, which was difficult for farmers to pay.

In 1922, Chauri Chaura Gandhiji called a halt to the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Bira Sewa Dal was founded by Lalit Kujuro.