Class 08 Social Science History Tribals Dikus And Golden Age CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Social Science History Tribals Dikus And Golden Age

This is Social Science class 08 Social Science History Tribals Dikus and Golden Age CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Some statements related to the Reserved Forests are given below. Pick out the one that is not TRUE pertaining to Reserved Forests
  • A
    In these forests people were not allowed to collect fruits or hunt animals
  • B
    In these forests people were not allowed to practice Jhum cultivation
  • C
    Some forests were classified as Reserved Forests as they produced timber which the British wanted.
  • D
    In these forests people were allowed to move freely.
    Correct
2
How did the tribals react to the Forest Laws?
  • A
    They tribal chiefs discussed and advised the British to change the laws.
  • B
    They disobeyed the new rules , continued with practices that were declared illegal and at times rebelled
    Correct
  • C
    They accepted the new rules and did not rebel.
  • D
    They helped the British to destruct their livelihood .
3
In Jharkhand, which tribal group rebelled against the British?
  • A
    Gonds
  • B
    Mundas
  • C
    Santhals
    Correct
  • D
    Khasis
4
Who led the Santhals in their rebellion against the British?
  • A
    U Kiang Nangbah
  • B
    Tilka Majhi
    Correct
  • C
    Jatra Oraon
  • D
    Birsa Munda
5
What was the tribal revolt in Assam in 1906 called?
  • A
    Khasi Rebellion
  • B
    Munda rebellion
  • C
    Songram Sangma
    Correct
  • D
    Santhal Rebellion
6
Where in Assam was the most notable agitation of the tribals against the British in 1894?
  • A
    Phulaguri
  • B
    Patharughat
    Correct
  • C
    Patidarrang
  • D
    Nalbari
7
Name the powerful tribes who occupied the hilly tract between the Garo and the Jaintia hills in Meghalaya?
  • A
    Santhals and Gonds
  • B
    Santhals and Jaintia
  • C
    Gonds and Jaintia
  • D
    Khasis and Jaintia
    Correct
8
Under whose leadership did the tribals rebel for imposing taxes on the adivasis,
  • A
    Jatra Oraon
  • B
    Birsa Munda
  • C
    U Kiang Nangbah
    Correct
  • D
    Tilka Majhi
9
Apart from U Kiang Nangbah, in Meghalaya , who supported the tribals and tried to confront the British by using crude weapons, but was ultimately defeated by the British
  • A
    Pa Togan Sangma
    Correct
  • B
    Tilka Majhi
  • C
    Jatra Oraon
  • D
    Birsa Munda
10
Who led the Kharwar movement against the taxation policy of the british ?
  • A
    Tilka Majhi
  • B
    Pa Togan Sangma
  • C
    Birsa Munda
  • D
    Jatra Oraon
    Correct
11
Name the leader who advised the tribals for a non- violent protest. He also advised people to give up animal sacrifice, drinking and other social evils.
  • A
    Jatra Oraon
    Correct
  • B
    Birsa Munda
  • C
    Pa Togan Sangma
  • D
    Tilka Majhi
12
In which area in the present Jharkand the Santhals reared cocoons?
  • A
    Hazaribagh
    Correct
  • B
    Ranchi
  • C
    Jamshedpur
  • D
    Ramgarh
13
What was the price given to the Santhals for rearing a thousand cocoons?
  • A
    Rs 10/12
  • B
    Rs 3/4
    Correct
  • C
    Rs 50/100
  • D
    Rs 30/40
14
Why were the tribals recruited in large numbers to work in Assam and Jharkhand?
  • A
    To help in conquering the hill territories of Assam and Jharkhand
  • B
    To work in the tea plantations of Assam and the coal mines of Jharkhand
    Correct
  • C
    To work in lands of Assam and Jharkand and cultivate the spices
  • D
    To work in the forest s of Assam and Jharkand
15
Select the most appropriate term that can be used to describe the horizontal planks of wood on which railway lines are laid.
  • A
    Mahua
  • B
    Fallow
  • C
    Bewar
  • D
    Sleeper
    Correct