Question

Examine the circumstances that led the Deccan ryots to revolt against the moneylenders.

Answer 1

Answer:

The falling agricultural prices in the 1832 and the famine of the 1832-34 again worsened the situation. To pay the exorbitant revenue amount and to meet their daily requirements, the peasants started to borrow from the moneylenders. But they became indebted, the ryots found it difficult to pay the loans back.