Consider the following statements about the study of the countryside in the Bombay Deccan:
(A) The Bombay Deccan lies in western India.
(B) It is studied for an earlier period than the changes among the Paharias and Santhals.
(C) Its countryside is explored by focusing on a peasant revolt.
(D) The revolt studied took place in the countryside of colonial Bengal.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A and C only
(A) The Bombay Deccan lies in western India. — Correct. The chapter moves across to western India to look at the Bombay Deccan.
(B) It is studied for an earlier period than the changes among the Paharias and Santhals. — Incorrect. The chapter moves to a later period, after the changes among the Paharias and Santhals of the Rajmahal hills.
(C) Its countryside is explored by focusing on a peasant revolt. — Correct. The changes there are explored by focusing on a peasant revolt, since revolts show the anger and life of peasants.
(D) The revolt studied took place in the countryside of colonial Bengal. — Incorrect. Colonial Bengal was the region studied before. The revolt studied next is in the Bombay Deccan.
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