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  • Question 1
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    The tribes obtained their livelihood from _____________.
    Solution
    Members of each tribe were united by kinship bonds. Many tribes obtained their livelihood from agriculture. Others were hunter-gatherers or herders. Most often they combined these activities to make full use of the natural resources of the area in which they lived.
  • Question 2
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    Arrange the following administrative units of the Gonds as per their hierarchical order.
    a. Barhots
    b. Chaurasi
    c. Garh

    Solution
    The kingdom was divided into garhs, each garh was controlled by a particular Gond clan. This was further divided into units of 84 villages called chaurasi. The chaurasi was further subdivided into barhots which were made up of 12 villages each.
  • Question 3
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    Present day historians use _________ to write tribal histories.
    Solution
    Contemporary historians and travellers give very scanty information about tribes. A few exceptions apart, tribal people did not keep written records. But they preserved rich customs and oral traditions. These were passed down to each new generation. Present day historians have started using such oral traditions to write tribal histories.
  • Question 4
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    _________ used the Banjaras to transport grains to the city markets.
  • Question 5
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    Peter Mundy,  __________ trader who came to India in the 17th century.
    Solution
    Peter Mundy was an English trader who came to India during the early seventeenth century. He has described the Banjaras in his writings. 
  • Question 6
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    As the _________  and the needs of society grew, people with new skills were required.
    Solution
    As the economy and the needs of society grew, people with new skills were required. Smaller castes, or jatis, emerged within varnas. For example, new castes appeared amongst the Brahmanas.
  • Question 7
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    Identify the correct statements as per the observation of Peter Mundy about the Banjaras :
    1) The Banjaras carry their household - Wife, and Children with them.
    2) The Banjaras do not own their oxen.
    Solution
    Peter Mundy was an English trader who came to India during the early seventeenth century. He has described the Banjaras in his writings.
    As per his observation, the Banjaras carried their household - wife and children with them and the Banjaras owned their own Oxen.
  • Question 8
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    The dominant tribes of Punjab, Sindh, and North-West Frontier province adopted _________.
    Solution
    The rise of Rajput clans to the position of rulers set an example for the tribal people to follow. Gradually, with the support of the Brahmanas, many tribes became part of the caste system. But only the leading tribal families could join the ruling class. A large majority joined the lower jatis of caste society. On the other hand, many dominant tribes of Punjab, Sind and the North-West Frontier had adopted Islam quite early. They continued to reject the caste system.
  • Question 9
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    Smiths, Carpenters and Weavers were recognized as separate ________ by the Brahmanas.
    Solution
    As the economy and the needs of society grew, people with new skills were required. Smaller castes, or jatis, emerged within varnas. For example, new castes appeared amongst the Brahmanas. On the other hand, many tribes and social groups were taken into caste-based society and given the status of jatis. Specialised artisans smiths, carpenters and masons were also recognised as separate jatis by the Brahmanas. Jatis, rather than varna, became the basis for organising society.
  • Question 10
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    As per Peter Mundy's description, he met a tanda of Banjaras with 14000 _________.
    Solution
    Peter Mundy was an English trader who came to India during the early seventeenth century. He has described the Banjaras in his writings.
    As per his writings, he met a tanda of Banjaras with 14000 Oxen. They were laden with grains such as wheat and rice.
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