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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 33 of 200

Q33
Indian National MovementPeasant, Tribal & Labour Movements
Indigo Rebellion took place in
  1. a.Bengal
  2. b.Andhra Pradesh
  3. c.Maharashtra
  4. d.Kerala

Answer: (A) Bengal

The Indigo Rebellion of 1859–60 broke out in Bengal (Nadia, Jessore and nearby districts), where ryots refused to grow indigo for European planters. It was not centred in Andhra, Maharashtra or Kerala.