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  • Question 1
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    Jhum cultivation is practised in the________parts of India
    Solution
    Jhum cultivation is the practice of clearing vegetative/forest cover on land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter. It is a primitive practice of cultivation in States of North Eastern Hill Region of India. Land is often cleared by slash-and-burn methods. The ashes add potash to the soil.
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    The tribal chiefs got_______titles in central India under the British land settlement.
    Solution
    The tribal chiefs had considerable amount of power before the advent of the British. They had the power to administer and control their territories. The tribal chiefs on some places had their own police. They also managed the forests. After the arrival of the British, the tribal chiefs lost many of their administrative powers and had to follow the rules that were formulated by the British. They also had to pay taxes to the British and also had to discipline their tribal groups on the behalf of their colonial masters. Thus, though the tribal chiefs were allowed to keep land titles, they were now unable to fulfill their traditional functions. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the the titles were managed by the British government itself, hence, incorrect.
  • Question 3
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    Birsa wanted from the government to set up _________.
    Solution

    Birsa also wanted people to once again work on their land, settle down and cultivate their fields. What worried British officials most was the political aim of the Birsa movement, for it wanted to drive out missionaries, moneylenders, Hindu landlords, and the government and set up a Munda Raj with Birsa at its head. The movement identified all these forces as the cause of the misery the Mundas were suffering. The land policies of the British were destroying their traditional land system, Hindu landlords and moneylenders were taking over their land, and missionaries were criticising their traditional culture.

  • Question 4
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    The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as ______.
    Solution
    Jhum cultivation is the practice of clearing vegetative/forest cover on land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter. The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as Broadcast seeding. It is a method of seeding that involves scattering seed, by hand or mechanically, over a relatively large area. After scattering, the seeds are lightly buried. It is a simpler and easier method than the traditional row method of sowing seeds.
  • Question 5
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    Munda Rebellion happened under:
    Solution
    In the 19th and the 20th centuries, tribals in many regions of India started rebellions. Birsa munda was the leader of munda tribe, he started a movement to reform the Munda society. He went against the British, the missionaries, moneylenders, traders and Hindu landlords. The movement forced the British to bring laws to protect the lands of the tribals.
  • Question 6
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    People of Ongese tribe live in
    Solution

    The Onge are one of the Andamanese indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands. Traditionally hunter-gatherers, they are a designated Scheduled Tribe of India.

  • Question 7
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    Which was the working area of Birsa Munda ?
  • Question 8
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    Birsa Munda died in prison in _____.
    Solution

    He was arrested on 3 March 1900 in Jamkopai forest, Chakradharpur while he was sleeping along his tribal guerrilla army which was fighting against British forces. About 460 tribal people were arrested of which one was given capital punishment, 39 were awarded for transportation for life and 23 for 14 years of jail. Birsa Munda died in Ranchi Jail on 9 June 1900.

  • Question 9
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    Which of the following language/s is spoken by Munda tribes?

    Solution
    Munda tribes are the largest tribe of India. The main language spoken by them includes "Munda" or "Killi", Santali and Mundari. 
  • Question 10
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    The process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter is called?

    Solution
    Some of them practised jhum cultivation, that is, shifting cultivation. This was done on small patches of land, mostly in forests. The cultivators cut the treetops to allow sunlight to reach the ground and burn the vegetation on the land to clear it for cultivation. 
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