Consider the following statements regarding the various systems of indigo cultivation prevalent in Bihar during the colonial period: 1. Under the Tinkathia system, tenants were legally bound to grow indigo on 3/20th of their landholding. 2. Under the Kurtauli system, European planters leased the entire holding of the peasant, reducing the peasant to a mere laborer on his own land. 3. Under the Khushki system, planters entered into voluntary agreements with non-tenants by giving them monetary advances (dadon) to cultivate indigo. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options:

  • A: 1 and 2 only
  • B: 2 and 3 only
  • C: 1 and 3 only
  • D: 1, 2 and 3

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