13. Colonialism and Tribal Society
Answer the following questions
Q1. In which states majority of the
people belonging the tribal society live?
Ans. Rajasthan, Gujarat,
Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
Q2. What are
the main occupations of tribal people?
Ans.
The main occupations of the tribal people are hunting, food gathering, fishing,
ploughing and domesticating sheep and goats etc.
Q 3. In which states the tribal people revolted against
the British?
Ans. Bheel people
in Madhya Pradesh;
Munda in Bihar;
Gonds in Orissa;
Khasis in Meghalaya revolted against the British.
Q 4. Who was the leader of Khasis tribe?
Ans.
Tirut Singh
Q 5. When and which tribe in Chhota
Nagpur area revolted against the British?
Ans. Kaul
tribe revolted against the British in 1820.
Q 6. Who was made the leader of the Kharodh tribe by the
British?
Ans. The man of Kharodh tribe who was exiled from the country
by the British.
Q 7. Write a
note on tribal society.
Ans. Tribals, who lived in tribes were called
'tribal society'. These people live in one or two rooms’ huts. The main
occupations of the tribal people are hunting,
food gathering, fishing,
ploughing and domesticating sheep and goats etc. Majority of the tribal people
live in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
Q 8. Write a note on Birsa Munda.
Ans. Birsa Munda was a powerful man. Local people
regarded him as the ‘representative of God’. He hated moneylenders and
zamindars those who used to treat badly the Munda people. He called upon the
farmers not to pay taxes to the zamindars. He revolted in Chhota Nagpur area.
They attacked
(A) Answer the
following questions:
1. In which states majority of the people belonging
the tribal society lives?
2. What are the main occupations of tribal people?
3. In which states the tribal people revolted against
the Britishers?
4. Who was the leader of Khasi tribe?
5. When and which tribe in Chhota Nagpur area revolted
against the Britishers?
6. Who was made the leader of the Kharodh tribe by the
Britishers?
7. Write a note on tribal society.
8. Write a note on Birsa Munda.
9. Write down the effects of the revolt of Birsa
Munda.
10. Explain the revolts by tribal society in
northern-eastern regions.
(B)Fill in the
blanks:
1. Tribal society is an---part of the Indian
population.
2. Tribal people lived in-------- or------ rooms huts.
3. From Jaintiya hills to Gam hills territories in
East were under the control of------ tribe.
4. When the British soldiers were facing the revolt of
Khasis, another tribe--------- revolted.
(C) Write 'True
or False' in the brackets given after each statement:
1. Gonds are in minority among the tribes.
2. The basic unit among tribal people is family.
3. The Britishers occupied the tribal land for the
opium and indigo fanning.
Birsa Munda called upon the farmers of Munda tribe to
pay the taxes to the zamindars.
