QUESTION 1 OF 17
The Battle of Buxar in 1764, a landmark event in Bihar's history, was fought between the British East India Company and a combined force of which rulers?
Explanation: At Buxar, the Company defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim of Bengal, Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh, and Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.
QUESTION 2 OF 17
As a result of victory at the Battle of Buxar, the British East India Company secured Diwani rights (revenue collection rights) over Bengal, Bihar, and which other region?
Explanation: The 1765 Treaty of Allahabad, following the Battle of Buxar, granted the Company Diwani rights over Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha.
QUESTION 3 OF 17
Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal who fought the British at Buxar, had earlier shifted his capital to which fortified Bihar town?
Explanation: Mir Qasim shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger (Monghyr) in Bihar to strengthen his position against the British.
QUESTION 4 OF 17
Who led the 1857 revolt against the British in the Bihar region, operating from his stronghold at Jagdishpur?
Explanation: Veer Kunwar Singh, an aged zamindar of Jagdishpur in Bhojpur district, led the 1857 rebellion in Bihar with notable military skill.
QUESTION 5 OF 17
Veer Kunwar Singh, leader of the 1857 revolt in Bihar, belonged to which present-day district?
Explanation: Kunwar Singh was the zamindar of Jagdishpur, located in what is now Bhojpur district of Bihar.
QUESTION 6 OF 17
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha movement on Indian soil, was directed against which exploitative agricultural practice?
Explanation: The Champaran Satyagraha challenged the Tinkathia system, under which peasants were forced to grow indigo on three-twentieths of their land.
QUESTION 7 OF 17
Who persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran in 1917 to investigate the plight of indigo cultivators?
Explanation: Raj Kumar Shukla, a local peasant leader, persistently urged Gandhi to visit Champaran, leading to the historic Satyagraha of 1917.
QUESTION 8 OF 17
The Champaran Satyagraha directly led to the passage of which legislative act addressing peasant grievances?
Explanation: The movement's success led to the Champaran Agrarian Act of 1917, which abolished the Tinkathia system and addressed peasants' complaints.
QUESTION 9 OF 17
Which Bihar-based lawyer, who assisted Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagraha, later founded the Bihar Vidyapeeth national school during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
Explanation: Mazharul Haque, a Patna-based lawyer who supported Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagraha, founded Bihar Vidyapeeth in 1921.
QUESTION 10 OF 17
Which local lawyers from Bihar assisted Gandhi in collecting testimonies from indigo peasants during the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917?
Explanation: Braj Kishore Prasad and a young Rajendra Prasad were among the local lawyers who helped Gandhi document peasant grievances during the Champaran inquiry.
QUESTION 11 OF 17
In which Bihar town did Mahatma Gandhi begin his investigation into the grievances of indigo cultivators in 1917, after being asked by British officials to leave?
Explanation: Gandhi began his inquiry at Motihari, the headquarters of Champaran district, where he was initially ordered by the district magistrate to leave the area.
QUESTION 12 OF 17
Which undivided Bihar district was later split into East Champaran and West Champaran districts?
Explanation: The original Champaran district, associated with Gandhi's 1917 Satyagraha, was later bifurcated into East Champaran and West Champaran.
QUESTION 13 OF 17
Champaran-style meat, a distinctive Bihar delicacy, is traditionally cooked using which characteristic method?
Explanation: Champaran meat, also called 'ahuna', is traditionally cooked in a sealed handi placed over a slow flame, giving it a distinctive smoky flavour.
QUESTION 14 OF 17
The Champaran Agrarian Act of 1917, which abolished the exploitative Tinkathia system, was passed by which body?
Explanation: The Champaran Agrarian Act of 1917 was enacted by the Bihar and Orissa Legislative Council, formed after the 1912 provincial separation.
QUESTION 15 OF 17
Rajendra Prasad served as the President of which key political and social organisation before independence, in addition to his role in the Champaran Satyagraha?
Explanation: Rajendra Prasad served multiple terms as President of the Indian National Congress before independence, alongside his active role in Bihar's freedom struggle.
QUESTION 16 OF 17
Valmiki Nagar, located in West Champaran district and lending its name to the nearby tiger reserve, is traditionally associated with which sage believed to have had his ashram there?
Explanation: Valmiki Nagar in West Champaran is traditionally linked to the sage Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, believed to have maintained an ashram in the area.
QUESTION 17 OF 17
Bettiah, a historic town in West Champaran associated with a prominent colonial-era zamindari estate, is best known for which of the following?
Explanation: Bettiah in West Champaran was the seat of the historic Bettiah Raj, one of the largest zamindari estates of colonial Bihar, and played a role in the Champaran movement.
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