{"id":90052,"date":"2025-06-01T10:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90052"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:19:53","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-the-santhal-hool-of-1855-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-santhal-hool-of-1855-56\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about the Santhal Hool of 1855-56:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the Santhal Hool of 1855-56:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Santhals were in a desperate situation as tribal lands were leased out<\/li>\n<li>The Santhal rebels were treated very leniently by British officials<\/li>\n<li>Santhal inhabited areas were eventually constituted into separate administrative units called Santhal parganas<\/li>\n<li>The Santhal rebellion was the only major rebellion in mid 19th century India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is \/ are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3&#8243; option3=&#8221;1, 3 and 4&#8243; option4=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 1 is correct; the Santhals were increasingly exploited by moneylenders, landlords, and government officials, losing their land. Statement 3 is correct; following the rebellion, certain areas were demarcated and constituted into Santhal Parganas through the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act of 1876, aiming to protect their land rights. Statement 2 is incorrect; the Santhal rebels were suppressed with extreme brutality by the British. Statement 4 is incorrect; there were numerous other major rebellions in mid-19th century India, such as the Indigo Rebellion (1859-60), Munda Rebellion (starting 1899), etc., not to mention the widespread Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Santhal Hool (rebellion) was a significant tribal uprising against exploitation and land alienation by outsiders and the colonial state.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe rebellion was led by Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu. The Santhals proclaimed themselves independent and took action against moneylenders and government forces. The brutal suppression highlighted the state&#8217;s response to such uprisings but also led to some protective measures being enacted later.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the Santhal Hool of 1855-56: The Santhals were in a desperate situation as tribal lands were leased out The Santhal rebels were treated very leniently by British officials Santhal inhabited areas were eventually constituted into separate administrative units called Santhal parganas The Santhal rebellion was the only major rebellion in &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about the Santhal Hool of 1855-56:\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-santhal-hool-of-1855-56\/#more-90052\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements about the Santhal Hool of 1855-56:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1098,1124,1312],"class_list":["post-90052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1098","tag-modern-history-of-india","tag-other-civil-uprisings","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements about the Santhal Hool of 1855-56:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statements 1 and 3 are correct. 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