NDA2021General AbilityGeneral StudiesActual
Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots Commission is/are correct ? 1. The Commission did not hold enquiries in the districts which were not affected. 2. The Commission did record the statements of ryots, sahukars and eye-witnesses. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Options
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth land 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Correct answer
A. 1 only
Step-by-step solution
- The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage (kamiuti) to moneylenders. The rioters' specific purpose was to obtain and destroy the bonds, decrees, and other documents in the possession of the moneylenders. - The peasants began a systematic attack on the moneylenders' houses and shops. They seized and publicly burnt debt bonds and deeds signed under pressure, in ignorance, or through fraud and other documents dealing with their debts. - They socially boycotted the moneylenders. Within days the dis