History Practice Quiz 321

Q1.How did many Paharia chiefs who accepted the allowances come to be perceived?

A. As independent rulers B. As subordinate employees or stipendiary chiefs C. As traitors to their community D. As wealthy landlords

Q2.What did the Paharias do as pacification campaigns continued?

A. They surrendered to the British B. They withdrew deep into the mountains C. They adopted settled agriculture D. They allied with the Santhals

Q3.When did Buchanan travel through the Rajmahal hills region?

A. In the winter of 1770-71 B. In the winter of 1780-81 C. In the winter of 1810-11 D. In the winter of 1820-21

Q4.What did the Paharias view Buchanan with?

A. Trust and friendship B. Suspicion and distrust C. Indifference D. Fear and awe

Q5.Which community was pouring into the area, clearing forests and growing rice and cotton?

A. Paharias B. Santhals C. British settlers D. Mughals

Q6.What did the Paharias use for shifting cultivation?

A. Plough B. Hoe C. Sickle D. Axe

Q7.What did the Santhal settlers come to represent?

A. The power of the hoe B. The power of the plough C. The power of the forest D. The power of the hill

Q8.Who did Buchanan identify as the community that extended the frontiers of cultivation in the Rajmahal hills around 1800?

A. Paharias B. Santhals C. Zamindars D. British officials

Q9.Around which year did the Santhals begin to come into Bengal?

A. 1780s B. 1800 C. 1810 D. 1850s

Q10.Who hired the Santhals to reclaim land and expand cultivation in Bengal?

A. British officials B. Paharias C. Zamindars D. Buchanan