Question

A) Write the tribal group name who gather Kanda and Mahua seeds in Madhya
Pradesh.

B) Write the tribal group name who reared cocoons in Jharkhand.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Baigas

Traps of bamboo were used for hunting. The women gathered fruits like sago, tamarind and mushroom. Baiga women can only gather roots or kanda and mahua seeds. Of all the adivasis in Central India, the Baigas were known as the best hunters …

B) Hazaribagh, in present-day Jharkhand, was an area where the Santhals reared cocoons. The traders dealing in silk sent in their agents who gave loans to the tribal people and collected the cocoons. The growers were paid Rs 3 to Rs 4 for a thousand cocoons.