UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 3
With reference to the history of India, ‘Ulgulan’ or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D (Birsa Munda's revolt of 1899-1900)
Explanation: Ulgulan (“Great Tumult”) was the Munda uprising (1899–1900), led by Birsa Munda against colonial exploitation and the alienation of tribal land.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect - The 1857 Revolt was a widespread anti-Company rebellion, not Ulgulan.
B. Incorrect - The 1921 Mappila rebellion occurred in Malabar decades later.
C. Incorrect - The Indigo revolt (1859–60) was a peasant struggle against indigo planters in Bengal.
D. Correct - Birsa Munda’s tribal revolt is specifically remembered as Ulgulan.