CAPF AC 2017 PYQ with Answer — Which one of the following statements about the Indigo Revolt of 1859…

2017 · Q24

Which one of the following statements about the Indigo Revolt of 1859 is correct?

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AIt broke out at Poona and Ahmadnagar
BIt was directed against moneylenders
CIt was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal
DIt was directed against the petty Zamindars and ex-employees of the planters

Explanation

The Indigo Revolt of 1859–60 broke out in Bengal (Nadia district) against European indigo planters – not at Poona or Ahmadnagar, and not against moneylenders (that was the Deccan Riots of 1875). It drew open support from the Bengal intelligentsia, notably Harish Chandra Mukherji’s Hindoo Patriot, and was directed against the planters rather than petty zamindars. Hence (C).