Arrange the following in chronological order:-
(A) Bengal Revolt
(B) Champaran Satyagraha
(C) Deccan Riots
(D) Bardoli Satyagraha
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (C), (A), (B), (D)
(C) Deccan Riots — 1857, against moneylenders.
(A) Bengal Revolt — 1859-62, against the indigo plantation system.
(B) Champaran Satyagraha — 1917-18, against indigo plantations.
(D) Bardoli Satyagraha — 1928, in Surat district, a ‘non-tax’ campaign.
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. It follows the Sociology NCERT, which dates the ‘Deccan riots’ to 1857. On the other hand, the History NCERT (2025-26) of Class 12, in the chapter ‘Colonialism and the Countryside’, dates the revolt to 1875. Thus two different dates are given in two different NCERTs; we have to answer the question according to the NCERT for which we are attempting the paper. Plot twist: the riots are the same, but the two NCERTs could not agree on the year.
NCERT (2025-26): “8.5 Class Based Movements … Peasant movements or agrarian struggles have taken place from pre-colonial days. The movements in the period between 1858 and 1914 tended to remain localised, disjointed and confined to particular grievances. Well-known are the Bengal revolt of 1859-62 against the indigo plantation system and the ‘Deccan riots’ of 1857 against moneylenders. Some of these issues continued into the following period, and under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi became partially linked to the Independence movement. For instance, the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928, Surat District) a ‘non-tax’ campaign as part of the nationwide non-cooperation movement, a campaign of refusal to pay land revenue and the Champaran Satyagraha (1917–18) directed against indigo plantations.…” |