The correct option is 2 and 3 only because, following the annexation of Awadh in 1856, the British implemented policies that effectively marginalized the taluqdars. Statement 2 is accurate as the Summary Revenue Settlement did classify taluqdars as outsiders, disregarding their traditional claims to land, which facilitated the British’s direct revenue extraction from peasants. Statement 3 is also correct in reflecting the British strategy of undermining the existing power dynamics by removing taluqdars to establish direct control over revenue collection. However, statement 1 is incorrect because the British not only dispossessed the taluqdars of their estates but also disarmed them, thus consolidating their authority and curtailing any potential resistance. This situation highlighted the transition in colonial policy aimed at direct administrative control and revenue maximization.