SSLC (English Medium) Class 10 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Deccan Riots -

Against whom was the violence directed in the Deccan riots.

The riots were ______.

The Indigo Commission was set up to enquire into the system of indigo production. Whom did the commission hold guilty?

The Indigo Revolt began in the year ______.

 Indigo cultivation was done under two main systems known as ______ and ______.

The indigo villages were usually around indigo factories owned by ______.

The planters at times pressurised the village to sign the ______ on behalf of the riots.

Many of the peasant revolts were led by ______ leaders.

What is indigo?

Why did cloth dyers prefer indigo to woad?

Why was not the revolt widespread?

Describe the circumstances that led to the Indigo Revolt in 1859.

Assertion (A): The plight of the indigo growers war miserably.
Reason (R): They were trapped in debts that were often passed from father to son.

Who drew the attention of the British to the suffering of Indigo cultivation through his play Nil darpan?

Assertion (A): Under colonial rule, for the first time in Indian history, the government claimed a direct proprietary right over forests.

Reason (R): Planters used intimidation and violence to compel farmers to grow indigo.

The play “Nil Darpan” by ______ did much to draw attention in India and Europe to the plight of the indigo growers.

Under British rule, peasants were forced to pay revenue directly to the ______.

Vicious cycle of debt forced the peasants to abandon ______ in 1875.

The British planters forced the cultivators to grow ______ rather than food crops.

Government of India Act 1919 introduced ______ in the provinces.