History Flashcards
Sheikh Bhikhari was associated with which of the following freedom movement in Bihar?
- Revolt of 1857
- NonCooperation Movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Quit India Movement
o Sheikh Bhikhari (1819-1858) was a warrior in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
• He was born in Budmu, which is now a part of Ormanjhi block in Ranchi.
o He became the Diwan of Tikait Umrao Singh who was the ruler of Khatanga.
o He participated actively in the freedom struggle.
o The freedom movement of Chhota Nagpur broke out on 31st July 1857 in Chutupalu hills, which formed a part of the zamindari of
Tikait Umrao Singh.
• He supported Tikait Umrao in this movement.
• He motivated the Santhal rebels in Hazaribagh to fight against the british.
• As a result of his efforts, the rebels raided Hazaribagh jail on 30th July 1857 and freed the Santhal and other prisoners.
• Sheikh Bhikhari was captured on 6th January 1858 at Chutupalu Valley.
o He was sentenced to death on 7th January and hanged on 8th January 1858 at Ramgarh.
The Sepoy Mutiny in 1857 started from Barrackpore in West Bengal and spread in different parts of the country. Which among the following denotes the correct order, starting from the left, in which the mutiny spread in the country?
- Meerut - › Delhi -› Kanpur -› Allahabad - › Jagdishpur
- Meerut› Jagdishpur› Delhi -› Lucknow-› Allahabad
- Meerut -› Kanpur - › Delhi » Jagdishpur » Allahabad
- None of the above
- The Mutiny in 1857 started from Barrackpore where Mangal Pandey killed two British Officers on March 29, 1857.
- The mutiny actually started on May 10, 1857, from Meerut.
- It spread to Delhi on the next day followed by Kanpur, Allahabad and Jagdishpur (Bihar).
Which among the following pairs of districts of Bihar were created by British with the year is not correctly matched ?
- Patna - 1825
- Gaya - 1885
- Muzaffarpur - 1875
- Champaran - 1866
The revolt of 1857 was crushed by the Britishers.
• Administrative changes followed the suppression of the mutiny.
• One such reform was Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885 which defined the rights to tenants in Bihar and Bengal due to widespread discontent against
zamindars.
• The debacle of 1857 led to the Supersession of the East India Company by Crown.
• In 1825 Patna district was created. Hence pair 1 is correctly matched.
• Gaya was made a district in 1865. Hence pair 2 is not correctly matched.
• In 1866 the district of Saran was divided into Saran and Champaran. Hence pair 4 is correctly matched.
• 1875 Tirhut was divided into Muzzaffarpore and Darbhanga districts. Hence pair 3 is correctly matched.
• Bhagalpur and Monghyr were made district headquarters and all thegg including other parts of Bihar continued to be the part of Bengal
Presidency till 1911.
Which among the following place of ancient Bihar had an active river port and it was a great center of trade and commerce?
- Patliputra
- Champa
- Vaishali
- Rajgriha
Champa was the capital of Ang(the Bhagalpur region of Bihar) and an active river port on Ganga controlling eastward trade.
It was a great centre of trade and commerce and its merchants regularly sailed to distant Suvarnabhumi.
Salt, pottery, textile, copper, silver, iron, tin were major commodities of trade during this period.
• With the annexation of Anga by Bimbisara, the River Champa was added to the Magadha Empire. Champa was important in the trade with
South-East Asia, Sri Lanka and South India.
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• Anga is comprised of the modern districts of Bhagalpur and Munger in Bihar.
• Anga was located on the confluence of river Champa and river Ganga.
• Anga is mentioned in Atharva Veda and Prajnapan which is a highly revered text of Jaina.
The capital of Anga Mahajanapada was earlier known as
- Vaishali
- Rajagriha
- Girviraj
- Malini
Anga was an ancient Indian kingdom that flourished on the eastern Indian subcontinent and one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas.
• Present-day Bhagalpur and Munger district jointly constituted the Ang Mahajanpada.
• The State of Anga is earliest mentioned in Atharvaveda.
• The capital of Anga was Champa/Champawati was earlier called Malini
• The first king of Anga was Bali and the last king was Brahmadatta.
Additional Information
• The kingdom also played an important role in the development of Buddhism and Jainism.
• The Gupta Empire and Maurya Empire were originated in Magadha.
• Girviraj, also known as Rajgir or Rajagriha, was the first capital of Magadha.
During the Mughal rule, the copper coin was known as 1. RUPEE 2. TANKA 3. DAM 4. SHAMSI
A Dam was a small Indian copper coin
introduced by Sher Shah and later
standardised by the Mughal Emperors.
