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प्रश्न
Colonel Pennycuick.
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उत्तर
Colonel Pennycuick was an army engineer and civil servant who diverted the Periyar River eastward to irrigate dry lands. Despite challenges like wild animals, rain, and lack of funds, he completed the Mullai Periyar Dam in 1895 by selling his family property. The dam benefits districts like Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga, and Ramanathapuram.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Indentured labour system was a form of____________.
______ was the main source of revenue for the British.
Assertion (A): In the Madras Presidency, the famine of 1876-78 was preceded by droughts.
Reason (R): Because of the colonial government’s policy of Laissez Faire in the trade of food- grains.
The Mullai Periyar Dam Construction was completed in 1895 by an army Engineer and civil servant ______.
Answer all questions given under the heading.
Indentured Labour
- What was the Indentured labour system?
- How many Indians were transported under this system?
- In which year was it started?
- What was its result?
What do you mean by “The Indenture system”?
Write short notes on:
- Colonel Pennycuick
- Famine in British India
How did the permanent settlement (1793) affect the cultivators?
Explain the Ryotwari System.
Write a note on the famines which occurred in British India.
