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Fill in the blanks: The British described the tribal people as ………… The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as ……………. The tribal...
State whether true or false: Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds. Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five...
What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
What accounts for the anger of the tribals against the dikus?
What was Birsa’s vision of a golden age? Why do you think such a vision appealed to the people of the region?
Find out from your parents, friends or teachers, the names of some heroes of other tribal revolts in the twentieth century. Write their story in your...
Choose any tribal group Hiring in India today. Find out about their customs and way of life, and how their lives have changed in the last 50 years.
Choose the correct option: (i) The Khonds belonged to (a) Gujarat (b) Jharkhand (c) Orissa (d) Punjab (ii) British officials saw these settled tribal...
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence. The lives of shifting cultivators depended on free movement within ……………. The...
State whether each of the following statements is True or False. The traders and moneylenders never deceived the tribal people. The silk growers...
Match the items given in Column A correctly with those given in Column B.
Mention different types of activities of the tribal people.
Why did the British want tribal groups to settle down and become peasant cultivators?
Why did the British introduce land settlements?
Why were some forests classified as Reserved Forests?
What problem did the British face after they stopped the tribal people from living inside forests?
Why did the Forest Department establish forest villages?
How did the tribal groups view the market and the traders?
Who was Birsa?
What did people say about him?
What problems did Birsa set out to resolve?
Who were the outsiders being referred to as dikus? [Imp.]
On what charges was Birsa convicted?
When did Birsa die and how?
When and where was the forest satyagraha staged?
What were the main activities of the Khonds living in the forests of Orissa?
How did traders and moneylenders exploit the tribal people? Or How were traders and moneylenders cause of the tribals’ misery? [V. Imp.]
How did the British officials view settled tribal groups and those who moved about from place to place?
Describe land settlements introduced by the British.
Why was the British effort to settle jhum cultivators not very successful?
What problem did the British face after they brought changes in forest laws? How did they solve this problem?
Give a brief history of the revolts by different tribal groups in the country.
How did Birsa resume his movement after his release in 1897?
In what ways was the Birsa movement significant?
How did different tribal groups live? Describe in brief.
Give a brief life sketch of Birsa Munda.
On an outline political map of India, mark the location of the following tribal groups in India: (a) Gaddis (b) Gonds (c) Santhals (d) Baigas (e)...