In 1875, ryots who gathered at Supa, a market village in Poona district, attacked the shopkeepers. What did they demand from them and then burn?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bahi khatas (account books) and debt bonds
Option (1) Revenue demand notices issued by British collectors — Incorrect. The anger at Supa was aimed at the moneylenders and traders. Government revenue papers were left alone.
Option (2) Bahi khatas (account books) and debt bonds — Correct. The ryots demanded the bahi khatas and debt bonds of the sahukars and burnt the khatas. These papers held the record of their debts, so destroying them struck at the moneylenders' hold.
Option (3) Title deeds held by the local zamindars — Incorrect. Supa lay in the Deccan, where there were no Bengal-style zamindars. The attack was on the shopkeepers and moneylenders who lived there.
Option (4) Land survey maps kept by the village accountant — Incorrect. Survey maps were not what the ryots wanted. They went after the papers that recorded what they owed to the sahukars.
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