Consider the following statements about the report on the ryots and the moneylenders quoted as a source on the Deccan revolt:
(A) The report was titled 'The ryot and the moneylender'.
(B) It appeared in the Native Opinion.
(C) It was written by the District Magistrate of Poona to the Police Commissioner.
(D) It was quoted in the Report of the Native Newspapers of Bombay.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and D only
(A) The report was titled 'The ryot and the moneylender'. — Correct. The report carried the title 'The ryot and the moneylender'.
(B) It appeared in the Native Opinion. — Correct. It appeared in the Native Opinion on 6 June 1876.
(C) It was written by the District Magistrate of Poona to the Police Commissioner. — Incorrect. The District Magistrate of Poona wrote a different source, a letter to the Police Commissioner on 16 May 1875 about the damage at Supa. The report was a newspaper piece.
(D) It was quoted in the Report of the Native Newspapers of Bombay. — Correct. The piece was quoted in the Report of the Native Newspapers of Bombay.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 Account books are burnt … “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.” |