Flamingo (Prose): Indigo · Class 12 · CBSE · Science English
Why did the landlords in Champaran demand compensation from the peasants when they agreed to release them from the indigo arrangement?
Practice question from Flamingo (Prose): Indigo (Class 12 · CBSE · Science English), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Why did the landlords in Champaran demand compensation from the peasants when they agreed to release them from the indigo arrangement?
- A.They wanted payment for the loss they expected from the growing use of synthetic indigo.Correct answer
- B.They had built schools for the peasants and wanted to recover the cost.
- C.They wanted to punish the peasants for refusing to pay land revenue.
- D.They were legally required to collect a new tax from every tenant.
Solution
The development of synthetic indigo reduced the landlords' need for natural indigo cultivation. They tried to exploit this change by demanding compensation from the peasants for releasing them from the arrangement.
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