The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed against ____________.

Big landlords

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Moneylenders

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Revenue collectors

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British opium planters

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The correct option is B Moneylenders
TheDeccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage to moneylenders. The rioters' specific purpose was to obtain and destroy the bonds, decrees, and other documents in the possession of the moneylenders.

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