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Unit 3 Resistance and the First War of Independence
1 ) Who were Nagodas ?
Ans : Nagodas were the sericulturists of Bengal.
2 ) Who were exploited under the company rule ?
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Farmers
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Weavers
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Craft men
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Tribals
3) What were the strategies they adopted to exploit the farmers ?
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Levied Heavy taxes on Farmers.
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No tax concessions were sanctioned even when drought and flood destroyed the agriculture.
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Middle men (Zamindars) were assigned to the duty of collecting tax.
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Imposed the condition that taz was to be paid in the form of cash.
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The farmers had to depend on ‘Sahus’- the private money lenders – for loans at a high rate of interest.
4 ) How did the forest laws imposed by the company adversely affect the tribal life ?
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Disturbed the collection of forest products.
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Adversely affected the tribal traditional farming.
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To exploit mineral deposits in forest the British constructed roads and railways to there regions.
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Absolute control over the weavers.
5 ) What were the reasons for the decline of hand loom industry in India ?
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The large scale of export of cotton, the raw materials of hand loom industry to Britain.
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The large scale import of cheaper textiles manufactured in the British factories.
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Excessive taxes were levied on clothes