Indigo Revolt

Q. Why did the peasants revolt against the growing of indigo?

1. The peasants were forced to grow indigo instead of food crops.
2. The peasants were not given monetary help.
3. The debts increased and the peasants were not able to pay back.
4. The peasants were unhappy with the maltreatment of soldiers.

Q. Choose the incorrect statement with respect to the peasant revolts in India before independence.

1. The Indigo Revolt of 1859-60 was against the rich British planters.
2. The Indigo Revolt began when peasants refused to grow indigo in Bengal’s Supa village.
3. The Deccan Riots in 1875 were against the local moneylenders.
4. The Deccan Riots were led by peasants from Supa village near Poona.

Q. The British government set up the Indigo Commission in to investigate indigo cultivation in Bengal.

1. 1860
2. 1859
3. 1875
4. 1870

Q. Analyse the circumstances that led to the Indigo revolt.

Q. Why did the peasants revolt against the growing of indigo?

1. The peasants were forced to grow indigo instead of food crops.
2. The peasants were not given monetary help.
3. The debts increased and the peasants were not able to pay back.
4. The peasants were unhappy with the maltreatment of soldiers.

Q. The British government set up the Indigo Commission in to investigate indigo cultivation in Bengal.

1. 1860
2. 1859
3. 1875
4. 1870

Q. Who wrote the play Nildarpan, capturing the plight of indigo farmers in India?

1. Dina Bandhu Mitra
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadyaya
4. Dadabhai Naoroji