UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — The DAILY QUIZ
Q1. The setting up of dedicated museums commemorating the tribal freedom struggles such as Birsa Munda's Ulgulan is operationalised by which one of the following Union ministries?
- A. Ministry of Culture
- B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C. Ministry of Home Affairs
- D. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Q2. The year-long Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh commemorations honouring Birsa Munda's legacy as a religious and social reformer are implemented by which one of the following Union ministries?
- A. Ministry of Minority Affairs
- B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C. Ministry of Education
- D. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Q3. The Birsait faith founded by Birsa Munda is described as monotheistic, centred on a single supreme creator revered as Dharti Aaba. How many supreme deities does it accordingly recognise?
- A. One
- B. Two
- C. Three
- D. Thirty-three
Q4. Which one of the following is regarded as the principal legislative legacy of the Ulgulan, being the landmark colonial law that first prohibited the transfer of tribal land to non-tribals in the Chotanagpur region?
- A. Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908
- B. Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act, 1949
- C. Forest Rights Act, 2006
- D. Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996
Q5. The prohibition on the alienation of tribal land to non-tribals in Chotanagpur, prompted by the Ulgulan, was placed on the statute book in which year?
- A. 1900
- B. 1908
- C. 1912
- D. 1885
Q6. Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, observed on 15 November to commemorate Birsa Munda's birth anniversary, was instituted by the Government of India in which year?
- A. 2015
- B. 2019
- C. 2021
- D. 2023
Q7. In the context of the commemoration of Birsa Munda, the honorific title 'Dharti Aaba' precisely means which one of the following?
- A. Father of the Earth
- B. Great Tumult
- C. Lord of the Forest
- D. King of the Mundas
Q8. With reference to the Sardari Larai and Birsa Munda's Ulgulan, consider the following statements:
1. The Sardari Larai was a non-violent, petition-based agitation, whereas the Ulgulan was an armed uprising.
2. The Sardari Larai broke out after the Ulgulan had been suppressed.
3. Both movements arose in the Chotanagpur region among the Munda tribals.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Sardari Larai was a non-violent, petition-based agitation, whereas the Ulgulan was an armed uprising.
- The Sardari Larai broke out after the Ulgulan had been suppressed.
- Both movements arose in the Chotanagpur region among the Munda tribals.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q9. Among the following tribal agitations of the Chotanagpur region, which one was the earliest major uprising?
- A. Kol Revolt (1831-32)
- B. Sardari Larai (1880s)
- C. Ulgulan (1899-1900)
- D. Santhal Rebellion (1855)
Q10. With reference to the geographical and community context of Birsa Munda, consider the following statements:
1. The Chotanagpur Plateau lies primarily in the present-day State of Jharkhand.
2. The Munda are an Austroasiatic-language-speaking tribal group found exclusively within Jharkhand.
3. Birsa Munda's birthplace, Ulihatu, is located in present-day Jharkhand.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Chotanagpur Plateau lies primarily in the present-day State of Jharkhand.
- The Munda are an Austroasiatic-language-speaking tribal group found exclusively within Jharkhand.
- Birsa Munda's birthplace, Ulihatu, is located in present-day Jharkhand.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q11. In the 2025-26 commemorations of Birsa Munda, the term 'Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh' refers precisely to which one of the following?
- A. The year-long observance marking the 150th birth anniversary of Birsa Munda
- B. The single day, 15 November, observed as Tribal Pride Day
- C. A one-time museum exhibition held at Ranchi on his death anniversary
- D. The annual observance of his death anniversary on 9 June