Question

what is saltpetre in bihar

Answer 1

Saltpetre means

a white powder normally used to preserve food or to make matchstics

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Answer 2

Salt petre is a chemical compound which serves as one of the main components for the gunpowder .

DETAILS :-

→ Salt petre was produced in huge amounts in Bihar in the 18 th century .

→ It was produced till the beginning of the 20th century .

→ Salt petre was especially used to produce gun powder .

→ Hence the British used to buy the product as a raw material for their industries in Europe .

→ They could get the finished products from their industries.

→ The British hence continued their policy of Drain of Wealth through the salt petre .

→ This led to the suspicion of people towards the British Government .

→ The peasants , and other classes thought that the British were executing their policy of economic exploitation .