Consider the following statements : 1. In the 19th century, peasants in various parts of India rose in revolt against moneylenders and grain dealers. 2. In May 1875, at village Supa in Poona District in the Bombay Deccan, peasants attacked shopkeepers, bu

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Q: 81 (CDS-I/2022)
Consider the following statements :
1. In the 19th century, peasants in various parts of India rose in revolt against moneylenders and grain dealers.
2. In May 1875, at village Supa in Poona District in the Bombay Deccan, peasants attacked shopkeepers, burnt the bahi khatas (account books), looted grain shops and set fire to the houses of Sahukars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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0,151,22,9,10,151,3

keywords: 

{'peasants': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'revolt': [3, 2, 1, 2], 'bombay deccan': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'bahi khatas': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'grain dealers': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'houses': [13, 3, 5, 21], 'village supa': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'sahukars': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'shopkeepers': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'grain shops': [0, 0, 0, 1], '19th century': [3, 0, 1, 10], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

Option 1 states that in the 19th century, peasants in various parts of India rose in revolt against moneylenders and grain dealers. This suggests that there were instances of peasant uprisings against these economic stakeholders during that time period. Option 2 provides a specific example of such a revolt, stating that in May 1875, peasants in village Supa in Poona District in the Bombay Deccan attacked shopkeepers, burnt account books, looted grain shops, and set fire to the houses of moneylenders. This further reinforces the claim made in option 1.

Therefore, option 3, which states that both statements 1 and 2 are correct, is the correct answer. This indicates that there were indeed peasant revolts against moneylenders and grain dealers in 19th-century India, and the specific incident mentioned in statement 2 is an example of such a revolt.

No other options are correct since option 4 claims that neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct, which contradicts the given information.