Question

In which year “Baster Rebellion” took place?
A)1910
B)1909
C)1911
D)1912

Answer 1

Hint: 1)This was the Adivasi rebellion that took place in the princely state of Bastar.
2)The Bastar Rebellion occurred in India after the Sepoy Rebellion.
3)Two years before the actual outbreak of the rebellion, the troops committed serious atrocities against the Duruwa community near the capital of Jagdalpur when they killed the village.

Complete answer:
The Bastar Rebellion, also known as the bhumkal (earthquake), was the Adivasi Rebellion in 1910 against the British Raj in the princely state of Bastar, central India. It was led primarily by Gunda Dhur, the tribal leader, as well as by the King's cousin, Lal Karendra Singh. The tribals mobilised, which led the entire state to rise up in revolt against the British, overwhelming the small 250-strong police force in the state, and was marked by widespread riots, looting and arson. By the end of February, however, additional troops from neighbouring Jeypore and Bengal had suppressed the revolt and arrested the leaders.

The primary cause of the rebellion, as was later discovered by a number of government reports examining the cause of the riots, was the oppressive British forestry policy. The British had begun to conserve forests, which only allowed certain corporations to exploit forest resources.This led to the barring of tribals from using forests for their livelihoods, and often to the displacement of entire villages, which led to massive resentment against the British.

However, the British and post-Independence Indian states continued to reserve forests and displace tribals from their lands.The continuation of these policies, which had a detrimental effect on Adivasi's livelihood, was a powerful factor in the intense Naxalite insurgency in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh and continued tribal support for it.

Following are the given alternatives:
1)The Bastar Rebellion or the Bhumkal Rebellion took place in 1910 around the present Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Thus, Option A is correct.
2)The Bastar Rebellion took place a year after 1909. Thus, Option B is incorrect.
3)The year 1911 witnessed the Chinese Revolution was a revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty and established the Republic of China. Thus, Option C is also incorrect.
4)The Bastar Rebellion did not take place in 1912, but in the year 1910. Thus, Option D is incorrect.



Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: 1)The Adivasi leaders were trying to negotiate, but the British surrounded the camps and fired them. They also marched into the villages and punished everyone who had taken part in the rebellion.
2)It took the British three months to regain control of the situation, but they never managed to capture Gunda Dhur.