Consider these statements on Awadh:
(A) The ties of loyalty and patronage that had bound the peasant to the taluqdar were disrupted.
(B) In pre-British times, many taluqdars appeared to be generous father figures to the peasants.
(C) Under the British, the peasant was directly exposed to overassessment of revenue and flexible methods of collection.
(D) Under the British, the revenue demand was reduced or collection postponed in times of crop failure.
(E) Earlier, in times of festivities, the peasant could get loans and support from the taluqdar.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and E only
(A) The ties of loyalty and patronage that had bound the peasant to the taluqdar were disrupted. — Correct. The dispossession of taluqdars broke the old bond of loyalty and patronage between peasant and taluqdar.
(B) In pre-British times, many taluqdars appeared to be generous father figures to the peasants. — Correct. Taluqdars took many dues but were often considerate in times of need, so many seemed generous father figures.
(C) Under the British, the peasant was directly exposed to overassessment of revenue and flexible methods of collection. — Incorrect. British methods of collection were inflexible. The statement turns that one word around.
(D) Under the British, the revenue demand was reduced or collection postponed in times of crop failure. — Incorrect. Under the British there was no longer any guarantee that the demand would be reduced or collection postponed after crop failure.
(E) Earlier, in times of festivities, the peasant could get loans and support from the taluqdar. — Correct. In pre-British times the taluqdar gave the peasant loan and support in times of festivities.
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