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Question 17
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Subject / विषय: History
Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856:
- The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts.
- A Summary Revenue Settlement was made in 1856 assuming that the taluqdars were outsiders.
- The British believed in taking revenue directly from the peasants by removing the taluqdars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1856 में अवध के समामेलन (annexation) के तत्काल बाद अवध में ब्रिटिश नीति के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए:
- तालुकदारों की भूसंपत्ति ज़ब्त कर ली गई, किंतु उन्हें अपने अस्त्र-शस्त्र और किले अधिकार में रखने दिए गए।
- तालुकदारों को बाहरी व्यक्ति मानते हुए 1856 में संक्षिप्त राजस्व बंदोबस्त किया गया था।
- ब्रिटिश, तालुकदारों को हटाकर, कृषकों से सीधे राजस्व लेने में विश्वास करते थे।
उपर्युक्त में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं?
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