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The impact of the British Policies on the Paharias in the nineteenth century was:
(1) The most fertile soils became inaccessible to them
(2) They gave up this mobile life and settled down
(3) They started cultivating commercial crops
(4) They effectively dealt with traders and moneylenders |
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The correct answer is Option 1 - 1 (1) The most fertile soils became inaccessible to them (correct)
(2) They gave up this mobile life and settled down
(3) They started cultivating commercial crops
(4) They effectively dealt with traders and moneylenders
When the Santhals settled on the peripheries of the Rajmahal hills, the Paharias resisted but were ultimately forced to withdraw deeper into the hills. Restricted from moving down to the lower hills, the paharias resisted but were ultimately forced to withdraw deeper into the hills. Restricted from moving down to the lower hills and valleys, they were confined to the fry interior and to the more barren and rocky upper hills. This severely affected their lives, impoverishing them in the long term. shifting agriculture depended on the ability to move to newer and newer land and utilization of the natural fertility of the soil. When the most fertile soils became inaccessible to them, being part of the Damin, the paharias could not effectively sustain their mode of cultivation. |
