Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Events | List-II Year | ||
| (A) | Regulating Act | (I) | 1773 |
| (B) | 1st Revenue Settlement in the Bombay Deccan | (II) | 1818 |
| (C) | Cotton boom begins | (III) | 1861 |
| (D) | Ryots in Deccan villages rebel | (IV) | 1875 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
(A) Regulating Act — this matches (I) 1773. The British Parliament passed it to regulate the activities of the East India Company.
(B) 1st Revenue Settlement in the Bombay Deccan — this matches (II) 1818. This was the first revenue settlement the Company made in the Bombay Deccan.
(C) Cotton boom begins — this matches (III) 1861. The American Civil War broke out in 1861, cotton imports from America to Britain fell, and Indian cotton was in demand.
(D) Ryots in Deccan villages rebel — this matches (IV) 1875. In 1875 the ryots of the Deccan villages rose against moneylenders.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 9: Colonialism and the Countryside (2026-27)
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