Deck 5: Historical Events in India: From the Formation of Khalistan to the Naxalbari Uprising

Question 1

Jagjit Singh Chauhan placed an advertisement in The New York Times proclaiming the formation of ............. and was able to collect millions of dollars.

A)khalistan
B)telengana
C)maratha
D)punjab

Answer 1

khalistan

Question 2

On 12 April.............., Jagjit Singh Chauhan held a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi before declaring the formation of "National Council of Khalistan", at Anandpur Sahib.

A)1946
B)1957
C)1980
D)1987

Answer 2

1980

Question 3

On 12 April 1980, ...................held a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi before declaring the formation of "National Council of Khalistan", at Anandpur Sahib.

A)balbir singh sandhu
B)anandpur sahib
C)jagjit singh chauhan
D)jarnail singh

Answer 3

jagjit singh chauhan

Question 4

On 12 April 1980, Jagjit Singh Chauhan held a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi before declaring the formation of "National Council of Khalistan", at ...............

A)anandpur sahib
B)jarnail singh bhindranwale
C)indira gandhi
D)rajiv gandhi

Question 5

In May 1980, Jagjit Singh Chauhan travelled to ............. and announced the formation of Khalistan.

A)germany
B)hydreabad
C)london
D)japan

Question 6

In June 1984, the Indian Army led by the Sikh General Kuldip Singh Brar forcibly entered the Harimandir Sahib (the Golden Temple) to overpower the armed militants and the religious leader ..............

A)jarnail singh bhindranwale
B)jagjit singh
C)rajiv gandhi
D)anandpur sahib

Question 7

The Indian Prime Minister .............. was assassinated by her two Sikh bodyguards in retaliation.

A)indira gandhi
B)rajiv gandhi
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)morarji desai

Question 8

Following ............................ death, thousands of Sikhs were massacred in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, termed as genocide by the Sikh groups.

A)i.k. gujaral
B)charan singh
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)indira gandhi

Question 9

In January............, the Golden Temple was occupied by militants belonging to All India Sikh Students Federation and Damdami Taksal.

A)1947
B)1958
C)1966
D)1986

Question 10

On 26 January.............., the gathering passed a resolution (gurmatt?) favouring the creation of Khalistan.

A)1928
B)1936
C)1949
D)1986

Question 11

Indian security forces suppressed the insurgency in the early 1990s, but Sikh political groups such as the Khalsa Raj Party and SAD (A) continued to pursue an independent ............... through non-violent means.

A)khalistan
B)ulfa
C)telengana
D)marathwada

Question 12

The Government of India had banned 'The United Liberation Front of Assam' organization in ...................

A)1920
B)1940
C)1960
D)1990

Question 13

ULFA claims to have been founded at the site of Rang Ghar on April 7, ............., a historic structure from the Ahom kingdom.

A)1919
B)1929
C)1969
D)1979

Question 14

The peasant insurrection of 1946-51 in the Telengana region of the erstwhile .............state was a pivotal moment in Indian history.

A)madras
B)pune
C)ahmadabad
D)hyderabad

Question 15

Before Indian independence, ..............state was a princely state within the territory of British India, comprised of three linguistic regions: the Telugu-speaking Telengana area (including the capital city, Hyderabad), the Marathi-speaking Marathwada area, and a small Kannada-speaking area.

A)mumbai
B)pune
C)ahmadabad
D)hyderabad

Question 16

The death of ..................enraged the people, sparking a massive revolt amongst the Telengana peasantry, with people from neighbouring villages marching, holding meetings in front of the landlords' house, and declaring: "Sangham is organised here. No more vetti, no more illegal exactions, no evictions".

A)komarayya
B)indira gandhi
C)j.n.chaudhuri
D)j.nehru

Question 17

In October................, the Nizam's government banned the AMS, and a spurt of arrests and military raids took place.

A)1926
B)1936
C)1939
D)1946

Question 18

In February 1948, the ...................introduced a new policy aimed at encouraging guerrilla offensives, largely influenced by the success of the Telengana insurrection.

A)congress
B)janatha
C)cpi
D)bjp

Question 19

Following the capture of the razakars, a military administration was set up under General.............., and a military offensive was directed at the peasant rebels in the Telengana region.

A)j.n.chaudhuri
B)indira gandhi
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)morarji desai

Question 20

The Jagir Abolition Regulation was passed on August ............

A)1909
B)1919
C)1939
D)1949

Question 21

General ................., the military governor made a statement from Hyderabad, calling all "communists to surrender within a week, failing which they would be exterminated".

A)j.n. chaudhuri
B)indira gandhi
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)morarji desai

Question 22

The Telengana struggle withdrawn on October 21, .................

A)1911
B)1921
C)1941
D)1951

Question 23

Naxalbari is a small village in the southern part of India's .............. province.

A)bengal
B)andhra pardesh
C)chattisgarh
D)orissa

Question 24

The CPI (Leninist-Marxist) emerged when the Indian Communist Party broke up into several factions in...............

A)1917
B)1927
C)1937
D)1967

Question 25

The Santhal tribals of ............., armed with bows and arrows, forcibly occupied the land of the kulaks and ploughed them to establish their ownership.

A)naxalbari
B)telengana
C)kerala
D)hyderabad