2016 · Q76
Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875 is/are true?
- 1The Deccan Riots resulted in protection for peasants through the Deccan Agriculturalists Relief Act of 1879.
- 2The riots did not spread to the whole of Maharashtra because of prompt suppression by the British.
- 3The British were unable to contain the riots and they spread throughout Maharashtra.
- 4The cotton boom in the Deccan that had been caused by the artificial demand generated by the American Civil War caused the impoverishment of the peasants.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B1 and 3
- C2 and 4 only
- D1, 2 and 4
Explanation
The 1875 Deccan riots against moneylenders led directly to the Deccan Agriculturists' Relief Act of 1879 (1 true). The uprising remained confined to parts of Poona and Ahmednagar and was suppressed, never spreading across Maharashtra (2 true, 3 false). Its economic roots lay in ryot indebtedness after cotton prices crashed when American Civil War demand ended (4 true). Hence 1, 2 and 4.