Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:

Read the passage and answer the question :

Who were these hill folk? Why were they so apprehensive of Buchanan's visit? Buchanan's journal gives us tantalising glimpses of these hill folk in the early nineteenth century. His journal was written as a diary of places he visited, people he encountered, and practices he saw. It raises questions in our minds but does not always help us answer them. It tells us about a moment in time, but not about the longer history of people and places. For that historians have to turn to other records.

Buchanan's survey gives glimpses of hill folks during which century?

Options:

Early nineteenth century

Eighteenth century

Sixteenth century

Late nineteenth century

Correct Answer:

Early nineteenth century

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Early nineteenth-century

As per the passage:

Who were these hill folk? Why were they so apprehensive of Buchanan's visit? Buchanan's journal gives us tantalising glimpses of these hill folk in the early nineteenth century. His journal was written as a diary of places he visited, people he encountered, and practices he saw.