Which one of the following is NOT true about 1875 Deccan Revolt?

1. The movement began in Supa village in Poona.
2. The Ryots burnt 'bahi-khatas' and debt bonds of the Sahukars.
3. The Ryotwari Settlement was responsible for the revolt.
4. The zamindars excess revenue extraction was responsible for peasants' impoverishment.

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The Ryotwari Settlement was responsible for the revolt is not true.
The 1875 Deccan Revolt was primarily a response to the exploitation and oppression faced by the peasants due to the increase in land revenue demands by moneylenders and revenue officials. The Ryotwari Settlement, which was a land revenue system, was not the direct cause of the revolt. The movement began in Supa village in Poona, and the peasants targeted the burning of 'bahi-khatas' (account books) and debt bonds of the Sahukars (moneylenders). The excessive revenue extraction by zamindars (landlords) contributed to the impoverishment of peasants and was a significant factor in the uprising.

Deccan Revolt of 1875: The movement began at Supa, a large village in Poona (present-day Pune) district. It was a market centre where many shopkeepers and moneylenders lived. On 12 May1875, ryots from surrounding rural areas gathered and attacked the shopkeepers, demanding their bahi khatas (account books) and debt bonds. They burnt the khatas, looted grain shops, and in some cases set fire to the houses of sahukars. From Poona the revolt spread to Ahmednagar. Then over the next two months it spread even further, over an area of 6,500 square km. More than thirty villages were affected. Everywhere the pattern was the same: sahukars were attacked, account books burnt and debt bonds destroyed. Terrified of peasant attacks, the sahukars fled the villages, very often leaving their property and belongings behind. As the revolt spread, British officials saw the spectre of 1857 . Police posts were established in villages to frighten rebellious peasants into submission. Troops were quickly called in; 951 people were arrested, and many convicted. But it took several months to bring the countryside under control.