{"id":89328,"date":"2025-06-01T10:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89328"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:02:23","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-the-deccan-riots-1875-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-deccan-riots-1875-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875) :\n  It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875) :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was a peasant revolt but *not* a movement of the poor tribals or landless peasants.<\/li>\n<li>It was led by the relatively better-off sections of the peasantry who were called Kunvi peasants in Maharashtra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2010<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2010\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. The Deccan Riots were primarily a revolt of the Kunvi peasants, who were relatively better off but were heavily indebted to moneylenders. The poorest sections, including landless labourers and tribal groups, were not the main participants or leaders of this specific revolt.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is also correct. The revolt was indeed led by the relatively better-off sections of the peasantry, specifically the Kunvi peasants in Maharashtra, who felt the burden of debt and the rigidity of the revenue system most acutely among the cultivating class.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The Deccan Riots (1875) were directed against moneylenders, primarily Marwaris and Gujaratis.<br \/>\n&#8211; The main participants were substantial cultivating peasants (Kunvis) who used the revolts to burn debt bonds and deeds.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Deccan Agriculturists&#8217; Relief Act of 1879 was a direct result of these riots, aimed at protecting peasants from moneylenders.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe riots were triggered by the economic distress caused by falling cotton prices after the American Civil War boom ended, combined with high land revenue demands and the practices of moneylenders.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875) : It was a peasant revolt but *not* a movement of the poor tribals or landless peasants. It was led by the relatively better-off sections of the peasantry who were called Kunvi peasants in Maharashtra. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875) :\n  It\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-deccan-riots-1875-it\/#more-89328\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875) :<br \/>\n  It<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1464,1124,1263],"class_list":["post-89328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1464","tag-modern-history-of-india","tag-peasant-movement-and-kisan-sabha","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875) :  It<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. 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The revolt was indeed led by the relatively better-off sections of the peasantry, specifically the Kunvi peasants in Maharashtra, who felt the burden of debt and the rigidity of the revenue system most acutely among the cultivating class. - The Deccan Riots (1875) were directed against moneylenders, primarily Marwaris and Gujaratis. - The main participants were substantial cultivating peasants (Kunvis) who used the revolts to burn debt bonds and deeds. - The Deccan Agriculturists&#039; Relief Act of 1879 was a direct result of these riots, aimed at protecting peasants from moneylenders.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-deccan-riots-1875-it\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875) :  It\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. 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The revolt was indeed led by the relatively better-off sections of the peasantry, specifically the Kunvi peasants in Maharashtra, who felt the burden of debt and the rigidity of the revenue system most acutely among the cultivating class. - The Deccan Riots (1875) were directed against moneylenders, primarily Marwaris and Gujaratis. - The main participants were substantial cultivating peasants (Kunvis) who used the revolts to burn debt bonds and deeds. - The Deccan Agriculturists&#039; Relief Act of 1879 was a direct result of these riots, aimed at protecting peasants from moneylenders.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-deccan-riots-1875-it\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T10:02:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875) :  It","description":"Statement 1 is correct. 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