DSSSB · General Awareness

How did Lord Bentinck's policy of "resumption of rent-free tenures" serve as the economic cause of the Rebellion of 1857?

  1. It provided financial grants to loyal princes.
  2. It provided permanent land ownership to the farmers.
  3. It impoverished landowners by confiscating tax-free land.
  4. This reduced the tax burden on local farmers.
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