Arrange the following events in a chronological order:
(A) Ryots in Deccan villages rebel
(B) Santhal Rebellion
(C) Permanent Settlement in Bengal
(D) First revenue settlement in the Bombay Deccan
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (D), (B), (A)
(C) Permanent Settlement in Bengal — 1793. Under it the East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay.
(D) First revenue settlement in the Bombay Deccan — 1818 in the chapter timeline (the text of the chapter places it in the 1820s). Either way it comes after 1793 and before the Santhal rebellion.
(B) Santhal Rebellion — 1855-56, when the Santhals rose against the zamindars, moneylenders and the colonial state.
(A) Ryots in Deccan villages rebel — 1875, when ryots gathered at Supa in Poona district, attacked the shopkeepers, demanded their account books and debt bonds, and burnt the account books.
Tip: All four events, with their years, stand in the timeline at the end of the chapter. Go through each chapter’s timeline before the exam; a sequence question can be answered from it in one look.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | 03-06 S2 | – | 13-06 S3* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 9: Colonialism and the Countryside (2026-27)
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