History - Class 8

Q1. Fill in the blanks.

                             i.        The British described the tribal people as __________________.

                            ii.        The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as __________________.

                           iii.        The tribal chiefs got __________ titles in central India under the British land settlements.

                           iv.        Tribals went to work in the __________________ of Assam and the _____________ in Bihar.

                            v.        The Khonds were a community living in the forests of _____________.

                           vi.        The Gaddis of Kulu were __________________.

           vii.        The lives of tribal people depended on free movement within _______.

           viii.        The British wanted tribal groups to settle ______ and become peasant _________________.

                            ix.        ___________ is a flower that is eaten or used to make alcohol.

                             x.        Shifting cultivators were found in the hilly and forested tracts of _________________ and ___________________.

                            xi.        Among the followers of Birsa were the tribals of Santhals and ____________ tribes.

           xii.        In the1930s Verrier Elwin visited the land of the ___________ – a tribal group in central India.

           xiii.        In the eighteenth century, Indian silk was in demand in ____________ markets.

 

Q2. True/False

                            i.        By the nineteenth century, tribal people in different parts of India were involved in a variety of activities. _________

                           ii.        All members of the clan were regarded as descendants of the original settlers, who had first cleared the land. _________

                          iii.        Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds. _________

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

                           v.        Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery. __________

                          vi.        The British wanted to preserve the tribal way of life. __________

          vii.        Kusum and palash flowers were used to colour clothes and leather. __________

          viii.        Many tribal groups saw the market and the traders as their main enemies. _________

 

Q3. Name the tribe of ‘Birsa’.

 

Q4. Who were Mundas?

 

Q5. Birsa belonged to which village and state?

 

Q6. When and where revolt of Songram Sangma took place?

 

Q7. Name the place where Khond people used to live?

 

Q8. Why did the British reserve the forests of India?

 

Q9. What does Vaishnav mean?

 

Q10. When did Birsa Munda died and how?

 

Q11. What is the other name of jhum cultivation?

 

Q12. When and where was the forest satyagraha happened?

 

Q13. It was below the dignity of which tribe to become a labourer?

 

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

 

Q15. Name the leaves used for making plates by the Dongria Kandha women of Orissa.

 

Q16. In which area the Santhals reared cocoons?

 

Q17. What is fallow field?

 

Q18. Why did the British introduce land settlement?