INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage (kamiuti) to moneylenders. The rioters’ specific purpose was to obtain and destroy the bonds, decrees, and other documents in the possession of the moneylenders. The peasants began a systematic attack on the moneylenders’ houses and shops.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ryots were enraged and infuriated when the moneylenders refused to grant them loans. They may be under debt but they were sad to find all the moneylenders insensitive to their plight. They were anguished to see that the moneylenders had violated the customary norms of the country-side.

Detailed explanation-3: -Moneylenders exploited the peasants by not providing them a receipt in case of repayment of loan. They further, ignored the principal amount of loan interest and added the unpaid amount of interest in the new loan.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is both 1 and 2. The uprising began at Supa village in the district of Poona when moneylenders refused the farmer’s loans. In 1875, farmers attacked a market place where many moneylenders lived. They burnt account books and looted grain shops.