On a school trip to Burdwan, students read two panels in an old palace. The first panel states that one raja ruled the estate when the Permanent Settlement was imposed, but under a later raja the estate prospered. This later raja helped the British during two major uprisings of the nineteenth century. The second panel states that between 1793 and 1801 big zamindaris of Bengal, Burdwan among them, bought estates at auctions in the names of other persons, while the real buyer stayed unnamed.
Which two uprisings were these?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The Santhal rebellion and the revolt of 1857
Option (1) The Santhal rebellion and the Indigo revolt — Incorrect. The Santhal rebellion is right, but the Indigo revolt was a rising of indigo cultivators in Bengal. Mehtab Chand is linked with the revolt of 1857 as his second uprising.
Option (2) The Deccan riots and the revolt of 1857 — Incorrect. The Deccan riots of 1875 were a ryot revolt against moneylenders in the Bombay Deccan, far from Burdwan. Only the revolt of 1857 in this pair is right.
Option (3) The Indigo revolt and the Deccan riots — Incorrect. Neither uprising in this pair is linked with Mehtab Chand. The Indigo revolt was a Bengal peasant rising and the Deccan riots took place in the Bombay Deccan.
Option (4) The Santhal rebellion and the revolt of 1857 — Correct. The later raja was Mehtab Chand of Burdwan. He helped the British during the Santhal rebellion and the 1857 revolt.
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