Question

3. Why did the British take keen interest in settling down of the shifting cultivators??
Answer- The British were uncomfortable with groups who moved about & did not have a fixed home.It was also easy for Britishers to administer the people if they settled down .

Answer 1

Answer:

The British were uncomfortable with the shifting cultivators, as they were always moving from one place to another in search of pasture lands. For administrative and economic reasons, the British wanted the shifting cultivators to settle down and become peasant cultivators