Match List-I with List-II.List-IList-II(A) Taluqdars in pre-British t…

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Taluqdars in pre-British times	(I) Carried the grievances of the villages into the army
(B) White officers of the 1820s	(II) Disciplinarian and father figure rolled into one
(C) Sepoys recruited from Awadh	(III) Oppressors who also appeared to be generous father figures
(D) Peasants under British rule	(IV) No longer sure of loan and support at festivities

Choose the correct answer:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Taluqdars in pre-British times	(III) Oppressors who also appeared to be generous father figures	Before the British, taluqdars exacted many dues from peasants but were often considerate in times of need. So they looked like generous father figures.
(B) White officers of the 1820s	(II) Disciplinarian and father figure rolled into one	White officers of the 1820s kept friendly relations with sepoys and were strict as well. So they were disciplinarian and father figure together.
(C) Sepoys recruited from Awadh	(I) Carried the grievances of the villages into the army	Most sepoys came from the villages of Awadh. So the peasants' grievances were carried over into the sepoy lines.
(D) Peasants under British rule	(IV) No longer sure of loan and support at festivities	Once the taluqdars lost their lands, the peasant lost the loan and support the taluqdar used to give at festivities.

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The dispossession of taluqdars meant the breakdown of an entire social order. The ties of loyalty and patronage that had bound the peasant to the taluqdar were disrupted. In pre-British times, the taluqdars were oppressors but many of them also appeared to be generous father figures: they exacted a variety of dues from the peasant but were often considerate in times of need. Now, under the British, the peasant was directly exposed to overassessment of revenue and inflexible methods of collection. There was no longer any guarantee that in times of hardship or crop failure the revenue demand of the state would be reduced or collection postponed; or that in times of festivities the peasant would get the loan and support that the taluqdar had earlier provided.”

“The grievances of the peasants were carried over into the sepoy lines since a vast majority of the sepoys were recruited from the villages of Awadh. For decades the sepoys had complained of low levels of pay and the difficulty of getting leave. By the 1850s there were other reasons for their discontent.”

“The relationship of the sepoys with their superior white officers underwent a significant change in the years preceding the uprising of 1857. In the 1820s, white officers made it a point to maintain friendly relations with the sepoys. They would take part in their leisure activities – they wrestled with them, fenced with them and went out hawking with them. Many of them were fluent in Hindustani and were familiar with the customs and culture of the country. These officers were disciplinarian and father figure rolled into one.”

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Taluqdars in pre-British times	(I) Carried the grievances of the villages into the army
(B) White officers of the 1820s	(II) Disciplinarian and father figure rolled into one
(C) Sepoys recruited from Awadh	(III) Oppressors who also appeared to be generous father figures
(D) Peasants under British rule	(IV) No longer sure of loan and support at festivities

Choose the correct answer:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Taluqdars in pre-British times	(III) Oppressors who also appeared to be generous father figures	Before the British, taluqdars exacted many dues from peasants but were often considerate in times of need. So they looked like generous father figures.
(B) White officers of the 1820s	(II) Disciplinarian and father figure rolled into one	White officers of the 1820s kept friendly relations with sepoys and were strict as well. So they were disciplinarian and father figure together.
(C) Sepoys recruited from Awadh	(I) Carried the grievances of the villages into the army	Most sepoys came from the villages of Awadh. So the peasants' grievances were carried over into the sepoy lines.
(D) Peasants under British rule	(IV) No longer sure of loan and support at festivities	Once the taluqdars lost their lands, the peasant lost the loan and support the taluqdar used to give at festivities.