Class 8 History Chapter 1 Question Answers - Our Pasts III (Part - I)

Q1: What is the other name of jhum cultivation?
Ans: The other name of jhum cultivation is shifting cultivation.

Q2: Name the tribe of ‘Birsa’.
Ans: Munda

Q3: What is fallow field?
Ans: A fallow field is a field left uncultivated for a while so that the soil recovers fertility.

Q4: It was below the dignity of which tribe to become a labourer?
Ans: It was below the dignity of a Baiga to become a labourer.

Q5: What does Vaishnav mean?
Ans: Vaishnav means worshippers of Vishnu.

Q6: Who were the outsiders being referred to as dikus?
Ans: Missionaries, moneylenders, Hindu landlords, and the British government were the outsiders being referred to as dikus.

Q7: Why was Birsa convicted?
Ans: British arrested Birsa in 1895, convicted him on charges of rioting, and jailed him for two years.

Q8: Why did the British reserve the forests of India?
Ans: The British reserved the forests of India to procure timber.

Q9: Name the place where Khond people used to live?
Ans: Khond people used to live in the forests of Orissa.

Q10: Who were Mundas?
Ans: Mundas was a tribal group that lived in Chottanagpur.

Q11: Why did the Forest Department establish forest villages in many regions?
Ans: The Forest Department established forest villages in many regions to ensure a regular supply of cheap labour.

Q12: When and where was the forest satyagraha happened?
Ans: The forest satyagraha happened in the 1930s in the Central Provinces.

Q13: In which area did the Santhals rear cocoons?
Ans: Hazaribagh, in present-day Jharkhand, was an area where the Santhals reared cocoons.

Q14: What was the color of the flag raised by Mundas as a symbol of Birsa Raj?
Ans: They raised the white flag as a symbol of Birsa Raj.

Q15: When and where did the revolt of Songram Sangma take place?
Ans: The revolt of Songram Sangma took place in 1906 in Assam.

Q16: When did Birsa Munda die and how?
Ans: Birsa died of cholera in the year 1900.

Q17: Why did the British introduce land settlement?
Ans: The British introduced land settlement because they wanted a regular revenue source for the state.

Q18: Why were some forests classified as reserved forests by the British?
Ans: Some forests were classified as reserved forests because they produced timber which the British wanted.

Q19: Name the leaves used for making plates by the Dongria Kandha women of Orissa.
Ans: Pandanus leaves.

Q20: Birsa belonged to which village and state?
Ans: Birsa belonged to the village of Chottanagpur in Bihar.