Ravi, a historian, reads a long official report written soon after a peasant revolt. The officials had questioned many villagers about why they rose. Why did the state hold such an enquiry?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → To formulate policies and establish peace
Option (1) To decide the compensation owed to the moneylenders — Incorrect. Moneylenders were often targets of peasant anger, but the enquiry was not held to pay them. Its aim was to understand the causes of the rising.
Option (2) To formulate policies and establish peace — Correct. Alarmed by the rebels, the state tried to understand the revolt. It enquired into its causes so that policies could be formulated and peace established.
Option (3) To identify and punish the leaders of the rebels — Incorrect. Punishing leaders is repression. The enquiry went beyond that and asked villagers why they rose.
Option (4) To fix new revenue rates for the next settlement — Incorrect. Fixing revenue rates was the work of a revenue settlement. The enquiry looked at the causes of the revolt so that peace could return.
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