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Q46 (CAPF/2014) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Peasant and tribal movements Answer Verified

The Deccan Riots Commission was concerned with :

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The Deccan Riots Commission was established by the British government in 1875 to investigate the causes of agrarian unrest in the Bombay Presidency [1]. The riots were primarily directed against moneylenders (sahukars) who exploited peasants through exorbitant interest rates and fraudulent debt bonds [3]. The commission's report, submitted in 1878, highlighted that the high revenue demands of the Ryotwari system forced peasants into a cycle of chronic indebtedness, leading them to lose their land to moneylenders [4]. The commission recorded extensive evidence from ryots and sahukars, documenting how debt bonds were seized and burnt during the disturbances [3]. As a direct result of the commission's findings, the Deccan Agriculturists' Relief Act was passed in 1879 to regulate moneylending and provide legal protection to indebted farmers [3].

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  1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE > 4. The Deccan Riots Commission > p. 255
  2. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE > On that day in Supa > p. 246
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 31: Peasant Movements 1857-1947 > Deccan Riots > p. 577
  4. [4] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE > 3.3 Revenue demand and peasant debt > p. 248
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SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CDS-II · 2016 · Q76 Relevance score: 1.20

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CDS-I · 2019 · Q5 Relevance score: 1.15

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NDA-I · 2021 · Q30 Relevance score: 0.67

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CAPF · 2010 · Q106 Relevance score: 0.62

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