Q:
Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875 is/are true?
1.TheDeccan Riots resulted in protection for peasants through the Deccan Agriculturalists Relief Act of 1879.
2.The riots did not spread to the whole of Maharashtra because of prompt suppression by the British.
3.The British were unable to contain the riots and they spread throughout Maharashtra.
4.The cotton boom in the Deccan that had been caused by the artificial demand generated by the American Civil War caused the impoerishment of the peasants.
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Answer & Explanation
Answer: D) 1,2,3 and 4
Explanation: In 1861, civil war broke out in the USA. USA was the largest supplier of cotton to Britain. Once the civil war broke out, the demand for cotton from India became high and this led to a surge in cotton cultivation in India and there was a period of ‘boom’ then.In May and June 1875, peasants of Maharashtra in some parts of Pune, Satara and Ahmednagar districts revolted against increasing agrarian distress. The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage (kamiuti) to moneylenders.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.
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