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Q1: Who was Birsa Munda?
A) A British official
B) A tribal leader
C) A landlord
D) A missionary
Q2: What type of cultivation did jhum cultivators practice?
A) Settled cultivation
B) Shifting cultivation
C) Commercial cultivation
D) Industrial agriculture
Q3: What was the primary occupation of the Khonds?
A) Farming
B) Hunting and gathering
C) Herding animals
D) Settled agriculture
Q4: Which of the following was considered a diku?
A) A tribal member
B) The British
C) A local farmer
D) A forest dweller
Q5: What did Birsa Munda aim to achieve with his movement?
A) Establish British rule
B) Restore tribal rights
C) Promote Christianity
D) Develop industrial agriculture
Q1: The British described the tribal people as __________.
Q2: The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as __________.
Q3: The tribal chiefs got __________ titles in central India under the British land settlements.
Q4: Tribals went to work in the __________ of Assam and the ____________ in Bihar.
Q5: Birsa Munda's movement aimed at establishing a __________.
Q1: Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds.
Q2: Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price.
Q3: Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery.
Q4: The British wanted to preserve the tribal way of life.
Q5: The Baigas were known as the best hunters among all adivasis in Central India.
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Q1: Who was Birsa Munda?
Q2: What did Birsa Munda urge his followers to give up?
Q3: What was jhum cultivation?
Q4: How did British rule affect tribal chiefs?
Q5: What was the vision of a golden age?
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