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13. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:The Zamindars noticed that the British, for whom they collected more and more revenue, had nohesitation even in putting their properties to auction in case of minor default or delay. It werethey who bore the hatred of the peasants while it were the English who enjoyed all the benefits. Itwere they who extracted the last penny from the already impoverished peasants in order to fillthe British purse. It were they who first of all came out to crush the nationalist spirit thinking thattheir interests were safe under the British. But as soon as the naked selfishness of the Britishrulers came to their notice, they developed hatred for them. On the other side, the English toostarted replacing the old Zamindars by a class of new landlords who belonged to the tradingcapitalists and money-lending classes who could easily spare more money to appease the Britishgreed. Thus when the Zamindars saw their own interests being jeopardised, they too, becamechampions of nationalism.Find the Opposite from the passage unwillingnesslossesmade rich |
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Answer» Answer: losses -benefits UNWILLINGNESS - no hesitation |
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