alleryStart learning →The Chief Commissioner whose 100 per cent revenue enhancement triggered the Assam Riots of 1893-94 was
ALord Northbrook
BSir William Ward
CLord Curzon
DBam Fylde Fuller
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Sir William Ward
1. Between 1868-69 land revenue in Assam had already risen by 25-50 per cent.
2. In 1892 Chief Commissioner Sir William Ward doubled land revenue at one stroke.
3. Peasants at Rangia, Lachima and Patharughat responded with the no-tax Assam Riots.
4. Fuller became Chief Commissioner later during the Bengal Partition period.
_Source: SEBA Class X Social Science, History Part-I, Ch 3, §3.3_
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