Arrange the following events in the Rajmahal area in the order in which they took place:
(A) Hill folk raid settled villages with increasing regularity
(B) Zamindars and jotedars turn uncultivated lands into rice fields
(C) The area under forests and pastures contracts
(D) Colonial officials try desperately to control and subdue the Paharias
Choose the correct answer:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B, C, A, D
(B) Zamindars and jotedars turn uncultivated lands into rice fields — First. First, the British encouraged forest clearance, and zamindars and jotedars turned waste land into rice fields.
(C) The area under forests and pastures contracts — Second. As farming spread, the land under forests and pastures shrank, which sharpened the conflict between hill folk and settled cultivators.
(A) Hill folk raid settled villages with increasing regularity — Third. The Paharias then raided settled villages more and more often, carrying off grain and cattle.
(D) Colonial officials try desperately to control and subdue the Paharias — Fourth. The raids came last before official action: colonial officials then tried hard to control the Paharias, but found it difficult.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 In the hills of Rajmahal … “As settled agriculture expanded, the area under forests and pastures contracted. This sharpened the conflict between hill folk and settled cultivators. The former began to raid settled villages with increasing regularity, carrying away food grains and cattle. Exasperated colonial officials tried desperately to control and subdue the Paharias. But they found the task difficult.” |