History Practice Quiz 298

Q1.What was the name of the area demarcated for Santhal settlement in 1832?

A. Damin-i-Koh B. Rajmahal C. Santhal Pargana D. Paharia Hills

Q2.What condition was stipulated in the land grant to the Santhals regarding clearing and cultivation?

A. At least one-tenth of the area was to be cleared and cultivated within the first ten years B. At least half of the area was to be cleared within five years C. All forests were to be cleared within twenty years D. No clearing was required; they could use existing farmland

Q3.How many Santhal villages were in the Damin-i-Koh area in 1838?

A. 40 B. 1,473 C. 3,000 D. 82,000

Q4.By 1851, how many Santhal villages had come up in the Damin-i-Koh area?

A. 40 B. 1,473 C. 3,000 D. 82,000

Q5.What was the Santhal population in the Damin-i-Koh area in 1838?

A. 3,000 B. 40 C. 82,000 D. 1,473

Q6.What was the Santhal population in the Damin-i-Koh area by 1851?

A. 82,000 B. 3,000 C. 40 D. 1,473

Q7.How was the Damin-i-Koh territory separated from other areas?

A. Enclosed with boundary pillars B. By a river C. By a wall D. By a forest buffer

Q8.What impact did the Santhal settlement have on the Paharias?

A. They were forced to withdraw deeper into the hills and became impoverished B. They joined the Santhals as settled peasants C. They were given land in the plains D. They benefited from increased trade

Q9.What did Santhal myths and songs of the nineteenth century frequently refer to?

A. A long history of travel and search for a place to settle B. Their victories in battle C. Their trade with Europeans D. Their religious rituals

Q10.What was the primary reason for the Santhal Revolt (1855-56)?

A. To support the British colonial state B. To rebel against zamindars, moneylenders, and the colonial state C. To demand higher wages for agricultural labor D. To resist the imposition of English education

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History Practice Quiz 298