Which of the following was/were the economic cause/s of revolt 1857? 1. Heavy taxation 2. High interest rates of money lenders 3. Disintegration of zamindari system. Choose the correct answer from below given codes:

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation: The colonial policies of the East India Company destroyed the traditional economic fabric of the Indian society.

The peasantry was never really to recover from the disabilities imposed by the new and a highly unpopular revenue settlement.
Impoverished by heavy taxation, the peasants resorted to loans from moneylenders/traders at usurious rates, the latter often evicting the former from their land on non-payment of debt dues.
These moneylenders and traders emerged as the new landlords, while the scourge of landless peasantry and rural indebtedness has continued to plague Indian society to this day.
The older system of zamindari was forced to disintegrate.

Source: Spectrum Modern India