Q. Violence in Deccan riots was directed against
(a) courts
(b) hospitals
(c) houses of Sahukars
(d) debt bonds
Ans: (d) debt bonds
Explanation: The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage (kamiuti) to moneylenders. The rioters’ specific purpose was to obtain and destroy the bonds, decrees, and other documents in the possession of the moneylenders. The peasants began a systematic attack on the moneylenders’ houses and shops.
