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Q. Which among the following factors explain the emergence of Awadh as an epicentre of the revolt of 1857?
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- Increase in the powers of Taluqdars due to summary settlement of 1856.
- Exploitation of the peasants due to overassesment.
- Large numbers of Sepoys in the Bengal army recruited from Awadh.
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Answer: Option B
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B
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect:
After the annexation of Awadh in 1856, the British adopted a new policy on revenue known as the summary settlement, on the grounds that the taluqdars were interlopers with no permanent stake in the land,they had kept themselves through the force and fraud. The taluqdars were at the forefront of a revolt against the British revenues policies because it diminished their power over the peasants. The Summary Settlement excluded the taluqdars wherever possible, thus reducing the control of the taluqadars and instigated them to revolt against the British.
Statement 2 is correct:British Land Revenue Officers believed that by removing the taluqdars they would be able to settle land income with the actual landowners. By this policy, the state's revenue streams increased, but the peasants' demand burden did not decrease. In some places, revenue demand increased from 30 per cent to 70 per cent. Thus the peasants hated the British and eagerly took part in the revolt of 1857.
Statement 3 is correct:The vast majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from the villages of Awadh and eastern Uttar Pradesh. In fact, Awadh was called the "Nursery of the Bengal Army." The changes that the families of the sepoys saw around them and the threats they perceived were quickly passed on to the sepoy lines. This link between the sepoys and the rural world had important implications in the course of the uprising.
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B
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect:
After the annexation of Awadh in 1856, the British adopted a new policy on revenue known as the summary settlement, on the grounds that the taluqdars were interlopers with no permanent stake in the land,they had kept themselves through the force and fraud. The taluqdars were at the forefront of a revolt against the British revenues policies because it diminished their power over the peasants. The Summary Settlement excluded the taluqdars wherever possible, thus reducing the control of the taluqadars and instigated them to revolt against the British.
Statement 2 is correct:British Land Revenue Officers believed that by removing the taluqdars they would be able to settle land income with the actual landowners. By this policy, the state's revenue streams increased, but the peasants' demand burden did not decrease. In some places, revenue demand increased from 30 per cent to 70 per cent. Thus the peasants hated the British and eagerly took part in the revolt of 1857.
Statement 3 is correct:The vast majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from the villages of Awadh and eastern Uttar Pradesh. In fact, Awadh was called the "Nursery of the Bengal Army." The changes that the families of the sepoys saw around them and the threats they perceived were quickly passed on to the sepoy lines. This link between the sepoys and the rural world had important implications in the course of the uprising.
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