Question

Which among the following statement(s) is/are true about the Munda Movement?

• A. Birsa led the Munda movement.
• B. The movement came to an end in 1897.
• C. Munda rebels attacked the Tanaga police station.
• D. Birsa was arrested in 1895.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

Birsa was arrested in 1895.

Birsa Munda led the Munda Movement in the Santhal pargana of present day Jharkhand. Birsa was arrested on 8 August 1895 from Chalkat. He was released in the year 1897 due to a famine. From 1897-1900, resistance between the British and the Munda rebels continued, killing hundreds of tribals. Around 400 Munda rebels attacked the Khunti police station. In 1898, the rebels pushed back the British army in the Tanaga river region.