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The 'Deccan Agriculturists' Relief Act' was passed in the year ______ to protect peasants from moneylenders.

  1. 1879
  2. 1951-52
  3. 2018
  4. 1954

Answer: 1879

The Deccan Agriculturists' Relief Act 1879 was enacted after peasant riots against moneylenders. It aimed to regulate moneylending practices and protect cultivators from exploitative interest rates. [[1]]

Topic Colonial Economic History
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC, Railway
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