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Difficulty: EasyState History and Historical Movements

During the early 1920s, tribal peasants in the Agency area of Andhra Pradesh launched a major armed uprising against colonial forest laws and forced labor (vetti). Which prominent freedom fighter led this historic Rampa Rebellion of 1922–1924?

  1. Alluri Sitarama RajuAnswer
  2. B
    Birsa Munda
  3. C
    Sidhu Murmu
  4. D
    Tirot Sing

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Alluri Sitarama Raju led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922–1924 in the Agency area of Andhra Pradesh.
Alluri Sitarama Raju mobilized the tribal population of the Visakhapatnam and Godavari Agency areas to fight colonial exploitation and oppressive forest laws through guerilla tactics during the Rampa Rebellion (1922–1924).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the geographical region and era specified in the question stem.
The event took place in the Agency region of Andhra Pradesh between 1922 and 1924.
Geographical location and timeframe narrow down regional tribal resistance movements.
2
Match the Rampa Rebellion of 1922–1924 to its primary leadership.
Alluri Sitarama Raju coordinated guerilla warfare against British authorities protesting the Madras Forest Act of 1882.
Alluri Sitarama Raju is historically recognized as the central leader of the Rampa Rebellion.

Key Concept

Rampa Rebellion and Tribal Movements in State History
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State History and Historical Movements

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