Question

What were the policies of the british that led discontent in india

Answer 1

these are some polices of the British that led to the discontent of India

Britain used India as a source of raw materials

for its industries. In turn it flooded Indian

markets with cheap goods from Britain. As

a result, Indian industries suffered a steep

decline and millions became jobless. The land

revenue systems introduced by the British

were another major cause of discontent.

The Permanent Settlement of Bengal fixed

the revenue at such high levels that not only

poor peasants but even zamindars found

it difficult to pay. The defaulters’ land was

taken away and these peasants became

landless and jobless and were driven to be

bonded labourers.