Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots Commission is/are correct? 1. The Commission did not hold eniries in the districts which were not affected. 2. The Commission did record the statements of ryots, sahukars and eye-witnesses. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The Deccan Riots Commission was established by the Government of Bombay under pressure from the Government of India to investigate the causes of the 1875 agrarian disturbances [1]. Statement 1 is correct because the Commission specifically focused its investigation on the regions where the unrest had spread, rather than conducting general inquiries in unaffected districts [3]. Statement 2 is also correct as the Commission's methodology involved recording detailed statements from various stakeholders, including the ryots (peasants), sahukars (moneylenders), and eyewitnesses to the events [3]. The resulting Deccan Riots Report, presented to the British Parliament in 1878, remains a vital historical source containing statistical data on revenue, prices, and interest rates, alongside the collated reports of district collectors and the testimonies of those involved in the rural economy [1].

Sources

1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE > 4. The Deccan Riots Commission > p. 255
2. [3] https://samagra.kite.kerala.gov.in/files/samagra-resource/uploads/tbookscmq/Class_XII/History/History_3.pdf
3. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE > On that day in Supa > p. 246