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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Answer: D. 'Ulgulan' (the great tumult) is the name for the Munda rising led by Birsa Munda in 1899-1900 in Chotanagpur.
Watch for: Students may confuse Ulgulan with Hul, the Santhal rebellion of 1855-56.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the 1857 revolt is not called Ulgulan.
- B. Wrong because the Mappila revolt was in Malabar, Kerala.
- C. Wrong because the Indigo revolt was in Bengal and has no such name.
Source to check: NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III, Chapter 4 (Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age)
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