D. Write (T) for true and (F) for false statements.
1. The tribals were happy with changes and experiences they were facing under
rule.
2. The Europeans or the outsiders were being referred as dikus.
3. Tribal people had to wander in search of work once the supplies of forest produs
shrank
4. Moneylenders and traders were seen as evil outsiders and cause of misery
5. Those who lived in forests were considered to be more civilised
6. The tribal chiefs continued to enjoy the authority and power amongst their people
even under the British rule.
7. The British effort to settle jhum cultivators was very successful
8. In Reserved Forests, tribal people were allowed to move freely and carry
cultivation.
9. Many tribal groups reacted against the colonial forest laws
10. Birsa movement was aimed at reforming the tribal society.
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Answers
Answer: 1-false-not sure
2-false ,Traders, moneylenders, missionaries, Hindu landlords, and the British were the outsiders being referred to as dikus
3-true- not sure
4-true Moneylenders charged a high rate of interest from them, pushing them into debt and poverty. Thus, tribals considered moneylenders and traders as evil outsiders.
5-false
6-true
7-false
The British effort to settle jhum cultivators was not very successful. Settled plough cultivation is not easy in areas where water is scarce and the soil is dry. In fact, jhum cultivators who took to plough cultivation often suffered, since their fields did not produce good yields.
8-false
The British wanted timber, so the forests that produced it were classified as reserved forests where people were not allowed to move freely and practise jhum cultivation. As a result, several jhum cultivators moved away to other areas and lifestyles.
9-true
Many tribal groups reacted against the colonial forest laws. They disobeyed the new rules, continued with practices that were declared illegal, and at times rose in open rebellion. Such was the revolt of Songram Sangma in 1906 in Assam, and the forest satyagraha of the 1930s in the Central Provinces.
10-true
Birsa was deeply influenced by many of the ideas he came in touch within his growing-up years. The movement that he led aimed at reforming tribal society. He urged the Munda to give up drinking liquor, clean their village, and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery.