Arrange in chronological order the following historical events in colonial India from the earliest to the most recent:
(A) Santhal Revolt
(B) Starting of Permanent Settlement
(C) Regulating Act concerning the activities of East India Company
(D) Rebellion of Deccan Ryots
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (A), (D)
(C) Regulating Act concerning the activities of East India Company — 1773, the first Act of the British Parliament to control the Company’s affairs in India; it created the post of Governor-General of Bengal.
(B) Starting of Permanent Settlement — 1793, introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal, fixing the land revenue to be paid by the zamindars for ever.
(A) Santhal Revolt — 1855–56, the rising of the Santhals of the Rajmahal hills against moneylenders, zamindars and the colonial state.
(D) Rebellion of Deccan Ryots — 1875, the Deccan Riots, in which the ryots of Poona and Ahmednagar attacked moneylenders and burnt their account books.