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SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 113

SSC Stenographer - 17 Nov 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q113

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In which of the following years was Birsa Munda arrested by the Britishers, convicted on charges of rioting and jailed for two years?
 

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 1895

  • On 1 October 1894, Birsa Munda gathered all the Mundas and launched a movement for waiver of taxes from the British, which is called 'Munda Revolt' or 'Ulgulan'.
  • In 1895 he was arrested and sentenced to two years' imprisonment in Hazaribagh Central Jail.
  • Birsa Munda was born in a poor family of Munda tribe, the son of father Sugana Munda and mother Karmi Munda, on 15 November 1875 in Ulihatu village of Khuti district of Jharkhand.