Question

Q. Which of the following economic factors were responsible for the revolt of 1857?

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Economic factors responsible for the revolt of 1857 are as follows:

• High rate of taxation
• Peasants were ruined through exorbitant charges made from their lands by the new class of landlords established under the Zamindari system introduced by the British.
• Middle & upper classes, particularly in the Northern India, were hard hit by their exclusion from the well-paid higher posts in the administration.
• Discriminatory tariff policy against Indian products & destruction of traditional handicrafts resulted into deindustrialization which resulted in unemployment.
• Deindustrialization of Indian Industries and the craftsmen were destroyed by the influx of the British manufactured goods. Loss of Patronage provided by the local rulers.
• Systems of law & administration: corruption & oppression.