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Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Deccan peasants' movement of the 1870s:
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Deccan peasants' movement of the 1870s:
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
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The correct option is A 1 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: It occurred during the American civil war and not the American revolution. Cotton fetched high prices during the American civil war which led many peasants to cultivate cotton. But prices slumped once the American civil war was over. Other causes of revolt were:
- Bad harvest of 1875.
- Increase of revenue by 50% by the British government.
- Charging of exorbitant rates of interest by moneylenders (who were mostly Marwaris).
Statement 2 is correct: The peasants got support from social reformers based in Bombay & Poona. Justice M.G Ranade & his Poona Sarvajanik Sabha supported the peasants' struggle.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: It occurred during the American civil war and not the American revolution. Cotton fetched high prices during the American civil war which led many peasants to cultivate cotton. But prices slumped once the American civil war was over. Other causes of revolt were:
- Bad harvest of 1875.
- Increase of revenue by 50% by the British government.
- Charging of exorbitant rates of interest by moneylenders (who were mostly Marwaris).
Statement 2 is correct: The peasants got support from social reformers based in Bombay & Poona. Justice M.G Ranade & his Poona Sarvajanik Sabha supported the peasants' struggle.
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