Consider the following statements about the "Blue Rebellion": 1. It started in March 1859 in the Madras Presidency. 2. Women participated in the rebellion using pots and pans. 3. The rebellion was violently suppressed by the planters. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Option The correct option is 2 and 3 only. Explanation The Blue Rebellion (Indigo Revolt) was a peasant movement against the coercive cultivation of indigo imposed by European planters in eastern India. Statement-wise Analysis - Statement 1: Incorrect. The Blue Rebellion began in 1859 in the Bengal Presidency, not in the Madras Presidency. - Statement 2: Correct. Women participated in the revolt by resisting planters and using household tools such as pots and pans as part of protest tactics. - Statement 3: Correct. The rebellion faced violent repression by European indigo planters, including coercion and armed retaliation. Key Takeaway: The Indigo Revolt originated in Bengal and involved mass peasant resistance, including women’s participation, and was met with violent planter suppression.

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Consider the following statements about the "Blue Rebellion":

It started in March 1859 in the Madras Presidency.
Women participated in the rebellion using pots and pans.
The rebellion was violently suppressed by the planters.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Options

A1 and 2 only
B2 only
C2 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3

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Solution

Correct Option

The correct option is 2 and 3 only.

Explanation

The Blue Rebellion (Indigo Revolt) was a peasant movement against the coercive cultivation of indigo imposed by European planters in eastern India.

Statement-wise Analysis

Statement 1: Incorrect. The Blue Rebellion began in 1859 in the Bengal Presidency, not in the Madras Presidency.
Statement 2: Correct. Women participated in the revolt by resisting planters and using household tools such as pots and pans as part of protest tactics.
Statement 3: Correct. The rebellion faced violent repression by European indigo planters, including coercion and armed retaliation.

Key Takeaway: The Indigo Revolt originated in Bengal and involved mass peasant resistance, including women’s participation, and was met with violent planter suppression.

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