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What Explains the Anger of the Deccan Ryots Against the Moneylenders?
Solution
The main reasons for the anger of Ryots against moneylenders are as follows:
1.In rural India it was traditional rule that the interest will always remain less than the principal amount. However, in many cases interest payable was more than the principal itself. In one case the interest was Rs 2000 against principal amount of Rs100.
2.No receipt was paid in case of payment of loan partly or fully. This opened the scope of manipulation by the moneylenders.
3.Ryots complained about forging of documents and other fraudulent activity by the moneylenders.
4.Ryots believed that moneylenders were insensitive to them and made an arrogant and exploitative lot.
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How Did the American Civil War Affect the Lives of Ryots in India?
Map work
On an outline map of the subcontinent, mark out the areas described in this chapter. Find out whether there were other areas where the Permanent Settlement and the ryotwari system were prevalent and plot these on the map as well.
Which revenue system was introduced in Bombay Deccan?
Which of the following was true under colonial rule?
In which year did the American Civil War break out?
Which of the following statement is not appropriate about Ryotwari Settlement?
______ was the major source of cotton for the British till 1862.
Under the Ryotwari system, the lands were surveyed every ______.
What was founded by Britishers to acquire more cotton?
What was the source of cotton after American Civil War break out?
American Civil War that began in 1860 had a huge impact on the ryots of the Deccan region in India. Which of the following events explains how the impact took shape:
- Britain was the country where large cotton mills were operational. These cotton mills depended on cotton imported from North America.
- When the USA was reeling under civil war, it was naturally very difficult to import cotton from there.
- The cotton mills were forced to look for alternative suppliers of cotton apart from the US India made a good option.
The Manchester Cotton Company was formed in ______.
Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct order from the following options:
- Santhal Rebellion
- Riots in Deccan Villages
- Permanent Settlement in Bengal
- First Revenue Settlement in Bombay Deccan
Read the following source and answer the questions that follow:
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A newspaper report The following report, titled ‘The ryot and the moneylender’, appeared in the Native Opinion (6 June 1876), and was quoted in Report of the Native Newspapers of Bombay: They (the ryots) first place spies on the boundaries of their villages to see if any Government officers come, and to give timely intimation of their arrival to the offenders. They then assemble in a body and go to the houses of their creditors, and demand from them a surrender of their bonds and other documents, and threaten them in case of refusal with assault and plunder. If any Government officer happens to approach the villages where the above is taking place, the spies give intimation to the offenders and the latter disperse in time. |
- What does the given report of newspaper show about the Deccan countryside?
- Examine the causes of revolt by the ryots against moneylenders.
- Examine the ways through which Ryots spied the British.
