Previous Year Question

Pair (d) is not correctly matched because the Ahom Revolt occurred not in 1815, but in 1828.

Pair (a), Santhal–1855, is correct. The Santhal Rebellion or Santhal Hul occurred in 1855–56. Its major leaders included Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand and Bhairav. It was a widespread tribal resistance against colonial rule, moneylenders and zamindari exploitation. Census of India district records also explicitly describe it as the Santhal Rebellion of 1855.

Pair (b), Kol–1831, is also correct. The Kol Rebellion occurred in the Chotanagpur region during 1831–32. Growing alienation of tribal land, moneylending and colonial administration were among the major sources of discontent. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes records it as the great Kol insurrection of 1831–32.

Pair (c), Khasi–1829, is also correct. The Khasi resistance was prominently led by U Tirot Sing. Conflict intensified over British road construction through Khasi territory and political intervention, and the Anglo-Khasi War began in 1829, continuing for several years.

However, Ahom–1815 is incorrectly matched. After the First Anglo-Burmese War, the Treaty of Yandabo of 1826 established British influence over Assam. Only two years later, in 1828, Gomdhar Konwar led resistance against British rule. The official history of Jorhat district, Government of Assam, specifically records Gomdhar Konwar declaring himself king in 1828 and the subsequent suppression of the revolt.