Spot the false claim in each set

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   The Permanent Settlement was later extended to most regions beyond Bengal.

   Statements

   1. The Permanent Settlement came into operation in 1793.
   2. The Permanent Settlement was later extended to most regions beyond Bengal.
   3. Under it the zamindar was a revenue collector, not a village landowner.

2. False statement

   The Fifth Report was a private travel diary kept by Francis Buchanan.

   Statements

   1. The Fifth Report was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813.
   2. Later research found that it exaggerated the collapse of zamindari power.
   3. The Fifth Report was a private travel diary kept by Francis Buchanan.

3. False statement

   The Deccan Riots Commission blamed the revenue demand for peasant anger.

   Statements

   1. The Deccan Riots Commission blamed the revenue demand for peasant anger.
   2. The Deccan revolt of 1875 began at Supa in Poona district.
   3. The commission report was presented to the British Parliament in 1878.

4. False statement

   The Santhal Pargana was carved out a decade before the revolt of 1855.

   Statements

   1. Damin-i-Koh was demarcated as the land of the Santhals by 1832.
   2. The Santhal Pargana was carved out a decade before the revolt of 1855.
   3. Santhal villages there grew from 40 in 1838 to 1,473 by 1851.

Instructions

One statement in every trio is false. Tap the false one.

Explanation