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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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Indentured labour system was a form of____________.
The settlement made with the zamindars of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa is ____________
______ was the main source of revenue for the British.
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The Mullai Periyar Dam Construction was completed in 1895 by an army Engineer and civil servant ______.
Assertion (A): Money lending had been practised since time immemorial. Earlier the lenders lent at their own risk.
Reason (R): But the British enacted a law allowing them to attach land or property in default of repayment.
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- Colonel Pennycuick
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Assertion (A): Even in times of famines no remission was given to the peasants.
Reason (R): The land tax was the main source of revenue to the British.
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Write a note on the famines which occurred in British India.
