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Consider the following statements and identify the correct response from the options given thereafter:
Statement I: According to the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871, nomadic pastoralists were forced to live only in notified village settlement.
Statement II: Colonial state wanted to transform all grazing lands into cultivated farms.

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  1. Statement I is false and Statement II is true

  2. Statement I is true and Statement II is false

  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Both the statements are true but statement II is not correct explanation for the first.

  • In 1871, the colonial government in India passed the Criminal Tribes Act. According to this act, some of the tribes were considered as criminal tribes by birth and were restricted to notified village settlements.
  • British wanted to increase the production of food-grains and commercial crops to meet the requirement of England. So they introduced waste land rules and converted grazing land to cultivated land.

The language spoken by Khonds is _______.

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  1. Kui

  2. Amri

  3. Mizo

  4. Garo

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Khonds are a Dravidian-speaking tribal people of India. The language spoken by them is Kui language which is a Dravidian language written with Odia script. They are a designated Scheduled Tribe in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and West Bengal

Which forest community of Central India sent a petition against stopping of shifting cultivation in 1892?

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  1. Karachas

  2. Koravas

  3. Banjaras

  4. Baigas

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Baigas forest community of central India sent a petition against stopping of shifting cultivation in 1892 because the communities were forcibly displaced from their homes in the forests.

Which of the following is the nutrient that is added to the soil due to slash and burn technique?

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  1. Nitrogen

  2. Zinc

  3. Potash

  4. Calcium

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In shifting agriculture, after two or three years of producing vegetable and grain crops on cleared land, the migrants abandon it for another plot. Trees, bushes and forests are cleared by slashing, and the remaining vegetation is burnt. The ashes add potash to the soil. Then the seeds are sown after the rains.

Hansa, Beck, Hebram, Bedia are the clans of which tribal community?

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  1. Santhal

  2. Munda

  3. Bhiku

  4. Khonds

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Khonds are divided into clans like Hansa, Beck, Hembram, Bedia, etc. The Khond tribe originates from Odisha and is usually found in Bihar. They are mainly hunters who do collective hunting.