Question 1. The correct geographical location for the Ramosi uprising? [BPSC 2015]
(a) Western India
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Eastern India
(d) Western Ghats
Solution : d
Question 2. Which of the following is/are the prominent leaders of the Ramosi uprising?
(a) Chittur Singh
(b) Narhari Parekh
(c) Umajee
(d) All of these
Solution : d
Question 3.Why was Vasudev Balwant Phadke known in history? [Astt. Comm. 2019]
(a) He led a violent struggle against the British during the revolt of 1857.
(b) He was a critic of Gandhian struggle.
(c) He led an armed uprising against the British in the 1870s.
(d) He was a radical leader of the Indian National Congress.
Solution : c
Question 4. Who established the “Ramosi Krishak Jatha’ in Maharashtra? [BPSC 1994]
(a) Vasudev Balwant Phadke
(b) Gopal Krishana Gokhle
(c) Justice Ranade
(d) Jyotiba Phula
Solution : a
Question 5. The Moplah rebellion of 1921 broke out in [BPSC 2018]
(a) Assam
(b) Kerala
(c) Punjab
(d) Bengal
Solution : b
Question 6. Mopla rebellion broke out in [UPPSC 2016]
(a) Telangana
(b) Malabar
(c) Vidarleha
(d) Marathwada
Solution : b
Question 7. Moplah of South Malabar indicates
I. poor peasants
II. tenants
III. traders
IV. fishermen
V. agricultural labourers
Choose the right answer from the following codes.
(a) I and V
(b) I, II, III, IV and V
(c) Only IV
(d) II and III
Solution : b
Question 8. Which of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the revolt of 1857? [IAS (Pre) 1994]
(a) Sanyasi rebellion
(b) Santhal rebellion
(c) Indigo disturbances
(d) Pabna disturbances
Solution : c
Question 9. ‘Neel-Darpan’ by Dina Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of
(a) Bengali Artisans
(b) Indigo Planters
(c) Landless Labourers
(d) All of the above
Solution : b
Question 10. Which book depicts the plight of indigo cultivators? [WBCS 2018]
(a) Dinbandhu
(b) Neel Darpan
(c) Neel Darshan
(d) Anandamath
Solution : b
Question 11. Who published the journal Dinbandhu?
(a) NM Lokhande
(b) Sasipada Banerjee
(c) BP Wadia
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Solution : a
Question 12. The indigo rebellion was about [BPSC 2018]
(a) the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to.
(b) the peasant wanting to grow indigo but being forced not to.
(c) the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to grow at a price that was unacceptable.
(d) a protest movement that carried an indigo-coloured flag.
Solution : c
Question 13. Which one of the following observations is not true in regard to the indigo revolt of 1859-60 in India?
(a) It was the most militant and widespread peasants agitation, just after the revolt of 1857.
(b) One of the major reasons for the success of the revolt was the complete unity among Hindu and Muslim peasants.
(c) The Christian missionaries opposed the indigo peasants in their struggle.
(d) The government’s response to the revolt was not as harsh as in the case of civil rebellions.
Solution : c
Question 14. Which one of the following statements about the indigo revolt of 1859 is correct? [Astt. Comm. 2017]
(a) It broke out at Poona and Ahmadnagar.
(b) It was directed against money-lenders.
(c) It was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal.
(d) It was directed against the petty Zamindars and ex-employees of the planters.
Solution : d
Question 15. Which intellectualist of Bengal has fully and comprehensively supported the indigo revolt?
(a) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Solution : a
Question 16. Consider the following statements relating to indigo revolt. [CDS 2010]
I. The indigo revolt is particularly memorable for the role played by the intelligentsia to uphold the cause of the movement.
II. After the revolt, the colonial authorities set up the indigo commission to enquire into the grievances of the indigo cultivators.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
c) Both I and II
(d) Neither II nor II
Solution : c
Question 17. What was the main reason behind the Pabna peasant revolt?
(a) Excessive enhancement of land taxes by the Zamindars.
(b) Zamindars to get farmers to cultivate indigo.
(c) Zamindars to get farmers to forced labour.
(d) Oppressive policies of Britishers towards the peasants.
Solution : a
Question 18. In which place did the Pabna revolt break out in 1873?
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Assam
Solution : a
Question 19. Which of the following were the prominent leaders of Pabna rebellion?
(a) Ishan Chandra Roy
(b) Keshab Chandra Roy
(c) Shambhupal
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Solution : d
Question 20. “We want to be the ryots of her majesty the queen land of her only”. This statement is associated with which of the following peasant rebellion?
(a) Indigo peasant rebellion
(b) Pabna peasant rebellion
(c) Mopla peasant rebellion
(d) Tebhaga peasant rebellion
Solution : b
Question 21. Which among the following is/are the speciality of Pabna rebellion?
(a) Presence of religious leaders in the main front.
(b) Formation of Agrarian League.
(c) Coincided with the NonCooperation movement.
(d) Peasants did not defy colonial authority and as a matter of wanted to become ryots of the Queen.
Solution : d
Question 22. Which among the following led the Phadke revolt? [MPPSC 2008]
(a) Vasudev Balwant Phadke
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Narhari Parikh
Solution : a
Question 23. Which of the important slogan was given by Vasudev Balwant Phadke?
(a) Desh Hamara Hai
(b) Hindu Rajya
(c) Zaman Hazari
(d) Inquilab Zindabad
Solution : b
Question 24. Consider the following statements regarding the Phadke revolt.
I. It was started in 1879.
II. It was led by Daulta Ramoshi. III. The root cause of this revolts was the mortgaging of peasant’s land to the money-lenders.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) I and II Only
(c) II and III Only
(d) All of these
Solution : d
Question 25. Who started the Eka movement? [UPPSC 2004]
(a) Peasants of Maharashtra
(b) Peasants of Bengal
(c) Peasants of Punjab
(d) Peasants of Hardoi, Barabanki and other places of Uttar Pradesh
Solution : d
Question 26. What was the main purpose of Eka movement? [BPSC 1994]
(a) To stop giving rent to the government.
(b) To protect the interest of the farming.
(c) To end the Satyagrah.
(d) Conversion of produce into cash.
Solution : d
Question 27. Consider the following statements about the Eka movement.
I. It was essentially a peasant movement.
II. The objective of this movement was to resist the attempts of the landlords to take more than recorded rents from the tenants.
Which of the above mentioned statement/ s is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Solution : c
Question 28. What was the main objective of Barahiya Tal revolt of Munger? [BPSC 1994]
(a) Demand to return the Bakhasht land.
(b) To stop the exploitation of Muslim peasants.
(c) To abolish the Zamindari system.
(d) To start the class conflict.
Solution : a
Question 29. What was the main subject matter of the Bardoli Satyagrah who took place in 1928?
(a) No to pay the rent to the government.
(b) Not to do forced labour in Zamindar’s house.
(c) To get the full wages.
(d) None of the above
Solution : a
Question 30. Who led the Bardoli Movement?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel [WBCS 2020]
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Chaman Lal
(d) Raja Gopalachari
Solution : a
Question 31. Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organisational skill in[CGPSC 2011]
(a) the Kheda Satyagraha
(b) the Bardoli Satyagraha
(c) the Salt Satyagraha
(d) the Individual Satyagraha
Solution : b
Question 32. Consider the following statement.
I. British government had set up the Maxwell-Broom field commission to look into the matter of Bardoli peasants.
II. This commission had reduced the land revenue from 30% to 6.03%
III. Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel on the behalf of the women of Bardoli.
Which of the above mentioned statement/s is/are correct?
(a) Only II
(b) I and II
(c) Only III
(d) I, II and III
Solution : d
Question 33. Who formed Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha? [BPSC (Pre) 2019]
(a) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
(b) Ram Sundar Singh
(c) Ganga Sharan Sinha
(d) Ramanand Mishra
Solution : a
Question 34. The All India Kisan Sabha was formed in [WBCS 2007]
(a) 1926
(b) 1936
(c) 1946
(d) 1956
Solution : b
Question 35. Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Congress was founded in [BPSC 2018]
(a) 1936 AD
(b) 1939 AD
(c) 1942 AD
(d) 1945 AD
Solution : a
Question 36. Who was elected the first President of All India Kisan Sabha at Lucknow in 1936? [BPSC 2018]
(a) NG Ranga
(b) EMS Namboodripad
(c) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev
Solution : c
Question 37. Where was the first All India Kisan Sabha formed? [UPPSC 2008]
(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Lucknow
(d) Patna
Solution : c
Question 38. Who among the following was not a leader of the All India Kisan Sabha?
(a) Swami Sahajanand
(b) Sir Chhotu Ram
(c) Indulal Yagnik
(d) NG Ranga
Solution : b
Question 39. Who was the Secretary of first All India Kisan Sabha? [MPPSC 2008]
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) NG Ranga
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) NG Kelkar
Solution : b
Question 40. The elected President of the All India Kisan Sabha, which met in Vijaywada (1944) was [CDS 2018]
(a) Sahajanand Saraswati
(b) Vinobha Bhave
(c) Achyut Rao Patwardhan
(d) Narendra Dev
Solution : a
Question 41. Which one of the following congress leaders had participated in the first meeting of All India Kisan Sabha? [UPPSC (Mains) 2017]
(a) Jawahar lal Nehru
(b) MK Gandhi
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Solution : a
Question 42. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati published a journal named [BPSC 2018]
(a) Jankranti
(b) Hunkar
(c) Krishan Samachar
(d) Vidrohi
Solution : b
Question 43. Statement I : The Kisan manifesto adopted by the All India Kisan Sabha in August 1936 contained the radical demands.
Statement II : The All India Kisan Sabha was a part of the congress and maintained close relationship with the provincial congress committees. [NDA 2019]
Codes
(a) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statements I
(b) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is not the correct explanation of statements I
(c) Statement I is true but statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but statement II is true
Solution : a
Question 44. Where did the Tebhaga movement occur in 1946? [WBCS 2007]
(a) Bihar
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat
(d) Bengal
Solution : d
Question 45. The demand for Tebhaga peasant movement in Bengal was for
(a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crops to one-third.
(b) the grant of the ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land.
(c) the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom.
(d) writing off all peasants debts.
Solution : a
Question 46. In which of the following region did Chuar revolt break out in the protest of enhanced land revenue?
(a) Assam
(b) Bengal
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Solution : b
Question 47. Who led the Chuar revolt?
(a) Durjan Singh
(b) Keerat Singh
(c) Teerat Singh
(d) Vijay Singh Pathik
Solution : a
Question 48. What is the other name of Chuar uprising?
(a) Bhumij rebellion
(b) Paharia rebellion
(c) Deccan rebellion
(d) Neel rebellion
Solution : a
Question 49. What was the main region of Ho revolt which was started in 1820-21? [BPSC 1999]
(a) Chota Nagpur
(b) Bhagalpur
(c) Haryana
(d) Punjab
Solution : a
Question 50. What was meant by ‘Kherwari Hul’? [WBCS 2020]
(a) Chuar Movement
(b) Paik Revolt
(c) Santhal Movement
(d) Indigo Revolt
Solution : c
Question 51. Which of the following led the Santhal revolt? [JPSC 2011]
(a) Jaipal Singh
(b) Master Tara Singh
(c) Chand
(d) Sidhu and Kanhu
Solution : d
Question 52. Which among the following year ‘Santhal revolt’ was occurred?
(a) 1831-32 AD
(b) 1844-46 AD
(c) 1851-52 AD
(d) 1855-56 AD
Solution : d
Question 53. With which revolt names of Sidhu and Kanhu are associated? [WBSC 2017]
(a) Santhal
(b) Chakma
(c) Khasi
(d) Indigo
Solution : a
Question 54. Santhal revolt (1855-56) was led by
(a) Siddhu-Kanhu [UPPSC 2003]
(b) Chand-Bhairav
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
Solution : a
Question 55. Which British commander was defeated by the Santhals in 1855? [BPSC 2005]
(a) Captain Nek Feville
(b) Lt Bastain
(c) Major Burrough
(d) Colonel White
Solution : c
Question 56. What was Damin-i Koh in Rajmahal area? [NDA 2020]
(a) A large area of land demarcated and declared to be the land of the Santhals.
(b) The land of the Paharias cultivated exclusively for paddy.
(c) The British territory marked for their military camp.
(d) The land earmarked for locating settled agriculturists.
Solution : a
Question 57. With reference to ‘‘Santhal Hool’’ of 1855, which of the following statements is/are correct? Select the correct answer from the code given below. [UPPCS (Mains) 2017]
I. Major Baroz lost the battle with Santhals near Bhagalpur.
II. Gokko was an important leader of Godda.
III. Mahajan Deen Dayal Rai is also an important name in this content.
IV. There was a time when Santhals enjoyed full sovereignty over the area of Ganga Valley near Muzaffarpur.
Codes
(a) Only I
(b) I, III and IV
(c) I, II and III
(d) I and III
Solution : c
Question 58. After the Santhal rising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the Colonial government?
I. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created.
II. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a Non-Santhal.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below. [IAS (Pre) 2018]
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Solution : c
Question 59. When did the Khairwar tribal movement occur in Jharkhand? [JPSC 2003]
(a) 1874
(b) 1860
(c) 1865
(d) 1870
Solution : a
Question 60. Consider the following statements.
I. Khairwar rebellion was against the land revenue settlement.
II. This movement gave emphasis on monotheism and social reforms initially.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) I and II only
(d) Neither I nor II
Solution : c
Question 61. Pagal Panthi revolt was basically the revolt of [UPPSC 1999]
(a) Bhils
(b) Garo
(c) Gouds
(d) Kol
Solution : b
Question 62. Who founded ‘Pagal Panthi’? [BPSC2015]
(a) Bulleh Shan
(b) Karam Shah
(c) Yaduvendra Singh
(d) Swami Sahjanand
Solution : b
Question 63. Who began the Faraizi movement? [BPSC 2018]
(a) Haji Shariatullah
(b) Syed Ahmed
(c) Salimullah
(d) MA Jinnah
Solution : a
Question 64. Who were the Faraizi? [BPSC 2015]
(a) Followers of Haji Shariatullah
(b) Followers of Dadu Mian
(c) Followers of Arya Samaj
(d) Followers of Muslim league
Solution : a
Question 65. Which one of the following was the leader of Faraizi movement? [IAS (Pre) 1999]
(a) Wajir Ali
(b) Dadu Mian
(c) Shamsher Gazhi
(d) Wajid Ali
Solution : b
Question 66. The tribal leader who was regarded as an incarnation of God and father of the World/Dharti Aba
(a) Kanhu Santhal
(b) Rupa Naik
(c) Birsa Munda
(d) Joria Bhagat
Solution : c
Question 67. With reference to the history of India, ‘Ulgulan’ or the great Tumult is the description of which of the following events? [IAS (Pre) 2020]
(a) The Revolt of 1857.
(b) The Mappila Rebellion of 1921.
(c) The Indigo Revolt of 1859-60.
(d) Birsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899-1900.
Solution : d
Question 68. The leader of the Munda rebellion (Ulgulan) was [WBCS 2017]
(a) Sidho
(b) Birsa
(c) Bapat
(d) Korra Malya
Solution : b
Question 69. Which was the working area of Birsa Munda? [BPSC 2008]
(a) Champaran
(b) Ranchi
(c) Balia
(d) Alipur
Solution : b
Question 70. Mundas rose revolt started in [BPSC 2002]
(a) 1885
(b) 1888
(c) 1890
(d) 1899
Solution : d
Question 71. Birsa Munda was in favour of [BPSC 200l]
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Uttaranchal
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) None of these
Solution : d
Question 72. Birsa was captured, while asleep, on [BPSC (Pre) 2017]
(a) Ist February, 1900
(b) 2nd February, 1900
(c) 3rd February, 1900
(d) 4th February, 1900
Solution : c
Question 73. Bhil revolts against the British took place in
(a) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Bihar
(c) Bihar and Bengal
(d) Bengal and Maharashtra
Solution : a
Question 74. Which of the following event occurred in Maharashtra (Western Ghat)? [UPPSC 1998]
(a) Bhil Revolt
(b) Kol Revolt
(c) Rampa Revolt
(d) Santhal Revolt
Solution : a
Question 75. Which of the following led the Bhil revolt, which arose due to problems, related to agriculture?
(a) Sevaram
(b) Tipu
(c) Durjan Singh
(d) Alluri Sitarama Raju
Solution : a
Question 76. When was the Gadkari revolt started?
(a) 1840
(b) 1842
(c) 1844
(d) 1848
Solution : c
Question 77. The Gadkari uprisings (1844-45) took place in
(a) Punjab
(b) Bengal
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Solution : c
Question 78. Which of the following was the center of the Gadkari revolt? [UPPSC 1999]
(a) Biharsharif
(b) Kolhapur
(c) Surat
(d) Sylhet
Solution : b
Question 79. The Gadkari uprising of 1844-45 was directed against the
(a) money lender
(b) British Government
(c) Maharaja of Kolhapur
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Solution : d
Question 80. A popular movement of the nineteenth century, which was much better planned, organised and knit than revolt of 1857 was
(a) the Munda rebellion
(b) the Duncan riots
(c) the Sanyasi rebellion
(d) the Wahabi movement
Solution : d
Question 81. Which one of the following was the leader of Walinllahi (Wahabi) movement?
(a) Walinlla
(b) Abdul Aziz
(c) Mohammad Abdul Wahab
(d) Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly
Solution : d
Question 82. Which was the main centre of Wahabi movement which started in 19th century? [UPPSC 1994]
(a) Lahore
(b) Patna
(c) Amritsar
(d) Pune
Solution : b
Question 83. Consider the following statements about the Wahabi movement.
I. It was a well-planned movement.
II. The movement advocated the preaching of pure Islam.
III. During the revolt of 1857, Wahabis played a notable role in spreading anti-British sentiments.
IV. The Wahabi established the Dar-ul-Islam in India.
Which of the following is/are the correct statements?
(a) I and II
(b) I, II and III
(c) Only III
(d) I, II, III and IV
Solution : b
Question 84. Where was the chief centre of Sanyasi revolt started in 1770?
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Assam
(d) Manipur
Solution : a
Question 85. Which of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his Novel ‘Anandamath’? [IAS (Pre) 2006]
(a) Bhil uprising
(b) Rangpur and Dinajpur uprising
(c) Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
(d) Sanyasi rebellion
Solution : d
Question 86. The main cause of Sanyasi rebellion was
(a) cow slaughter.
(b) right to erect temples.
(c) the dispossession of Zamindars and Peasants.
(d) None of the above
Solution : c
Question 87. Who among the following made ‘Sanyasi Rebellion’ famous through his writings? [UPPSC (Mains) 2017]
(a) Din Bandhu Mitra
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(d) Harish Chandra
Solution : b
Question 88. Who suppressed the Sanyasi revolt?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) None of these
Solution : a
Question 89. Kuka movement was organised by [BPSC (Pre) 2001]
(a) Guru Ram Das
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Ram Singh
(d) Guru Govind Singh
Solution : c
Question 90. Kuka revolt was started by [UPPSC 2007]
(a) Bhagat Jawahar Mal
(b) Jatra Bhagat
(c) Kampa Ram
(d) Bhavan Singh
Solution : a
Question 91. Kuka movement was founded in [UPRO/ARO 2017]
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Maharastra
Solution : c
Question 92. Velu Thampi led a rebellion against the British in [UPPSC (Mains) 2002]
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Mysore
(d) Telangana
Solution : a
Question 93. Dalawa Velu Thampi’s rebellion against the British took place in the Indian state of [WBCS 2017]
(a) Awadh
(b) Kashmir
(c) Travancore
(d) Mysore
Solution : c
Question 94. Where did Rampa revolt take place against the government supported Jagirdars and New Forest Law?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka
Solution : a
Question 95. Who had led the Rampa rebellion? [UPPSC 2004]
(a) Alluri Sitarama Raju
(b) Bhagat Jawahar Mal
(c) Digambar Biswas
(d) Velu Thampi
Solution : a
Question 96. When was Tana Bhagat movement started by Jatra Bhagat in Chotanagpur? [CGPSC 2015]
(a) 1919
(b) 1917
(c) 1914
(d) 1922
Solution : c
Question 97. Who led the recognised Bombay Textile Mills Labour Union, registered in 1926?
(a) NM Joshi
(b) BP Wadia
(c) JL Nehru
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Solution : a
Question 98. Who among the following was the first leader to organise Labour movement in India? [MPPSC 2017]
(a) BP Walia
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) NM Lokhande
(d) NG Ranga
Solution : c
Question 99. Who started Bombay Mills Lands Association?
(a) NM Lokhande
(b) BP Wadia
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Solution : a
Question 100. Which one of the following may be regarded as the first labour association in India? [WBCS 2007]
(a) The Bombay Mill Land’s Association
(b) The Bombay Worker’s Association
(c) The Indian Worker’s Association
(d) The Printer’s Union, Calcutta
Solution : a
Question 101. Who of the following was sent as representative of labourers by Indian Government in the Washington summit of ILO in the year 1919? [UPPSC 2020]
(a) VP Wadia
(b) NM Joshi
(c) CF Andrews
(d) Joseph Baptista
Solution : a
Question 102. The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for [IAS (Pre) 2017]
(a) the participation of workers in the management of industries.
(b) arbitrary powers to the management to quell the industrial disputes.
(c) an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute.
(d) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
Solution : d
Question 103. Consider the following statements.
I. The factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.
II. NM Lokhanda was a pioneer in organising the Labour movement in British India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? [IAS (Pre) 2017]
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Solution : b
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