2015 · Q13
Which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of the Sannyasi and Fakir uprisings?
- 1These uprisings refer to a series of skirmishes between the English East India Company and a group of sannyasis and fakirs.
- 2One reason for the uprising was the ban on free movement of the sannyasis along pilgrimage routes.
- 3In the course of the uprisings in 1773, Warren Hastings issued a proclamation banishing all sannyasis from Bengal and Bihar.
- 4Are contemporaneous with the Non-Cooperation Movement.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B1 and 3 only
- C1, 2 and 3
- D2 and 4 only
Explanation
The Sannyasi-Fakir uprisings (1760s–1800) were a series of clashes between the East India Company and bands of sannyasis and fakirs, triggered partly by the Company's restrictions on their free movement along pilgrimage routes after it acquired the diwani. In 1773 Warren Hastings did issue a proclamation banishing sannyasis from Bengal and Bihar. They were not contemporaneous with the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920–22, so statement 4 is false. Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct — option C.