Solution of Chapter 4. Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age (Social Science- Our Pasts III- Part-I Book)

Fill in the blanks:

(a) The British described the tribal people as ________

(b) The method of sowing seeds in Jhum cultivation in India is known as _______.

(c) The tribal chiefs got ________ titles in central India under the British land settlement.

(d) Tribals went to work in the _______ of Assam and the _______ in Bihar.

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.

What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?

How did the powers of the tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?

What accounts for the anger of Tribals against the dikus?

What was Birsa’s vision of golden age? Why do you think such a vision appealed to the people of the region?

Find out from your parents, friends or teacher, the names of some heroes of other tribal revolt of the 20th Century. Write their story in your own word.

Choose any tribal group living in India today. Find out about their customs and way of life and how their lives have changed in the last 50 years.