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Zorluk: OrtaRevolt of 1857, Peasant Struggles, and Tribal Uprisings

With reference to the Rampa Rebellion (1922–1924) in colonial India, consider the following statements:

1. It was led by Alluri Sitarama Raju in the agency tracts of the Madras Presidency.
2. The uprising was primarily triggered by the Madras Forest Act of 1882, which severely restricted tribal access to forest resources and traditional podu (shifting) cultivation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A
    1 only
  2. B
    2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2Cevap
  4. D
    Neither 1 nor 2

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Both statement 1 and statement 2 are correct.
Both statements are correct. The Rampa Rebellion (1922–1924) occurred in the Godavari agency region of Madras Presidency under the leadership of Alluri Sitarama Raju. The revolt was fueled by hardship caused by the Madras Forest Act of 1882, which severely restricted tribal access to forests and prohibited their traditional podu (shifting) cultivation.

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1
Evaluate Statement 1 regarding the leadership and region of the Rampa Rebellion.
Statement 1 is correct. Alluri Sitarama Raju mobilized the tribal people (Koyas and Kondadoras) of the Rampa agency area in the Godavari region of the Madras Presidency.
Raju organized armed resistance against British police stations and led guerrilla combat between 1922 and 1924.
2
Evaluate Statement 2 regarding the causes of the rebellion.
Statement 2 is correct. Commercial exploitation of forests under the Madras Forest Act of 1882 restricted traditional forest rights and banned podu (shifting cultivation), driving the tribals to revolt.
Colonial forest laws disrupted the traditional subsistence economy and forced tribals into unpaid labor (muttadari system).

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Rampa Rebellion (1922–1924) and Colonial Forest Policies
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