alleryAn Indian indentured contract promised return travel after:
ATen years on the plantation
BNine years on the plantation
CFive years on the plantation
DTwo years on the plantation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Five years on the plantation
1. Indentured labourers were hired under written contracts.
2. The contract promised return travel to India after five years of work on the employer's plantation.
3. In practice most workers stayed on after their contracts ended.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'India and the Contemporary World II', Ch 3 'The Making of a Global World'_
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