The Mahua is a flower

Where does the term 'Bewar' mean shifting cultivation?

The Bastar Rebellion took place in the year

Vaishnavs are __________

The movement started by Birsa Munda identified the as the main cause of  the misery of the tribals.

The Santhals reared _________ in Hazaribagh.

The  Labadis pastoralists were cattle herders of ___________

Birsa spent some time in the company of a prominent ___________ preachers.

The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as___________

Tribals went to work in the of________ Assam and the__________ in Bihar.

Shifting cultivators were found only in the hilly and forested tracts of North-East India.

In the 1930s, Verrier Elwin visited the land of the Baigas - a tribal group in Central India.

Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price.

List two different occupations of tribal groups before the British enacted the tribal laws.

Why did the British want tribal groups to settle down and become peasant cultivators?

Whom did the Santhal tribals rearing silk cocoons view as their main enemies?

When did Birsa die and how?

Why were some forests classified as Reserved forests?

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

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

Describe the land settlement introduced by the British.

How was the silk industry more profitable for the silk traders than the tribal growing silk cocoons?

What was the impact of the achievements of Birsa Munda after his death?

How was the cultivation traditionally practised by tribal groups carried out?

Why did the tribals agitate under British rule?

What problems did the British face when they enacted the forest laws? How did they overcome these problems?