Question

State whether true or false:
(a) Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds.
(b) Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price.
(c) Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery.
(d) The British wanted to preserve the tribal way of life.
NCERT Solutions for Class 8th Social Science Chapter 4 Exercise 2

Answer 1

(a) False
(b)True
(c)True
(d)false

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Answer 2

True / False for the above-given questions are as follows:

a) Jhum cultivators Plough the land and sow seeds.

This statement is FALSE

Jhum cultivation is also known as shifting cultivation. This type of shifting cultivation is done in a small patch of forest land.

b) Cocoons brought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price.

This statement is TRUE

Britishers purchased goods from the tribal people at low costs and selling to traders at high prices finally earning high profits.

c) Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor, and stop believing witchcraft and sorcery.

This statement is TRUE

Because Birsa considered that the golden age is to be the age of truth.

According to him tribal people free from all the dictate terms.

d) The British wanted to preserve the tribal way of life.

This statement is FALSE

The tribal people treated as slaves in British rule. Britishers described tribal people as a savage.