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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 28

SSC MTS - 20 July 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q28

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Who among the following led of the famous Indigo Revolt in Bengal?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e  Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas.

  • The Indigo Revolt of 1859–60 in Bengal, India, was a peasant movement against the exploitative practices of Indigo planters.

  • Thousands of ryots (peasants) in Bengal refused to grow indigo for the European planters (owners of land and indigo factories) during the summer of 1859.

  • The Indigo revolt started in the Bengal district of Nadia.

  • The Indigo Revolt was led by Bishnu Biswas and Digambar Biswas who belonged to the Nadia district of Bengal.