2017 · Q37
Which one of the following peasant struggles was an outcome of British opium policy ?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- APhulaguri Dhawa (1861)
- BBirsaite Ulgulan (1899-1900)
- CPabna Revolt (1873)
- DMaratha Peasant Uprising (1875)
Explanation
The Phulaguri Dhawa of 1861 was a peasant uprising in Nagaon, Assam, triggered partly by the British ban on opium cultivation and the raising of opium prices, along with agrarian grievances. The Birsaite Ulgulan was the Munda tribal revolt led by Birsa Munda, the Pabna Revolt (1873) was directed against zamindari oppression in Bengal, and the 1875 uprising in Maharashtra was the Deccan Riots against moneylenders. The opium-linked peasant uprising is Phulaguri Dhawa.