Which of the following pairs about the Santhals and the Damin-i-Koh i…

The correct answer is Option (4) → Santhals in the Damin-i-Koh - to practise plough agriculture as settled peasants

Option (1) Damin-i-Koh - area declared to be the land of the Paharias — Incorrect. The Damin-i-Koh was declared to be the land of the Santhals. The Paharias were pushed deeper into the hills when the Santhals settled there.

Option (2) Paharias - turned to clearing forests and ploughing the land with vigour — Incorrect. The Paharias refused to cut forests and resisted touching the plough. It was the Santhals who cleared forests and ploughed the land with vigour.

Option (3) Damin-i-Koh territory - left unsurveyed and open to settlers from the plains — Incorrect. The territory was surveyed and mapped, and enclosed with boundary pillars. This kept it apart from the plains and from the Paharia hills.

Option (4) Santhals in the Damin-i-Koh - to practise plough agriculture as settled peasants — Correct. The Santhals were to live within the Damin-i-Koh, practise plough agriculture and become settled peasants. This was the purpose of the land given to them.