Question

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1. In British India, the ...... was the most important civil servant in a district.
2. In 1865, high courts were established at ......,
and .......
3. The.... involved collecting revenue directly from cultivators, while the ...... involved collecting revenue from the
head of a group of villages.
4. The indigo planters hired armed men called ....... to terrorise the peasants.
5. Dinabandhu Mitra's play ..... highlighted the plight of the indigo cultivators.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Daroga

2.  Calcutta, Madras

3. Ryotwari, Mahalwari

4. collaborators

5. Neel darpan

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answers to the given question will be as follows.

• In British India, the Daroga was the most important civil servant in a district. The Daroga was an important part of the district administration and was very powerful.
• In 1865, High courts were established in Bombay and Madras. These were one of the first high courts established in India and were landmark points in Indian Judicial history.
• The Ryotwari System involved collecting revenue directly from cultivators, while the Mahalwari System involved collecting revenue from the head of a group of villages.
• These were land revenue systems instituted in British India through which they collected taxes.
• The indigo planters hired armed men called lathiyals to terrorize the peasants. They terrorized the peasants to collect money from them.
• Dinabandhu Mitra's play Nil Darpan highlighted the plight of the indigo cultivators.​ It was an important part of the struggle of the indigo farmers against the colonial government.

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