alleryWhat was the specific aim of the Deccan rioters?
ATo seize forest land
BTo destroy debt bonds
CTo end zamindari rule
DTo drive out the British
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. To destroy debt bonds
1. The rioters' specific purpose was to obtain bonds, decrees and other documents.
2. They destroyed the papers held by moneylenders.
3. The source says there was no anti-colonial consciousness among them.
_Source: Wikipedia, Deccan Riots, lead section_
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