In the British period of Indian history Santhal and Paharia tribes lived in
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Rajmahal hills
The Paharias lived around the Rajmahal hills, and the Santhals were given land and settled in the foothills of Rajmahal.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 In the hills of Rajmahal … If we look at late-eighteenth-century revenue records, we learn that these hill folk were known as Paharias. They lived around the Rajmahal hills, subsisting on forest produce and practising shifting cultivation.… 2.2 The Santhals: Pioneer settlers … The Santhals, by contrast, appeared to be ideal settlers, clearing forests and ploughing the land with vigour. The Santhals were given land and persuaded to settle in the foothills of Rajmahal.…” |