Match List-I (Group) with List-II (Practice).List-IList-II(A) Paharia…

Match List-I (Group) with List-II (Practice).

List-I	List-II
(A) Paharia chiefs	(I) Gave a small amount to the hill folk in return for protection
(B) Zamindars on the plains	(II) Paid a regular tribute to the hill chiefs to purchase peace
(C) Traders	(III) Maintained the unity of the group and settled disputes
(D) The British	(IV) Encouraged forest clearance to enlarge land revenue

Choose the correct answer:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Paharia chiefs	(III) Maintained the unity of the group and settled disputes	The Paharia chiefs held the group together, settled disputes and led the tribe in battles with other tribes and plainspeople.
(B) Zamindars on the plains	(II) Paid a regular tribute to the hill chiefs to purchase peace	The zamindars on the plains often had to buy peace from the raiding Paharias by paying a regular tribute to the hill chiefs.
(C) Traders	(I) Gave a small amount to the hill folk in return for protection	Traders gave only a small amount to the hill folk to use the passes; once this toll was paid, the Paharia chiefs protected their goods.
(D) The British	(IV) Encouraged forest clearance to enlarge land revenue	The British wanted settled agriculture to enlarge land revenue and grow export crops, so they encouraged forest clearance.

NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 In the hills of Rajmahal …
Their chiefs maintained the unity of the group, settled disputes, and led the tribe in battles with other tribes and plainspeople. With their base in the hills, the Paharias regularly raided the plains where settled agriculturists lived. These raids were necessary for survival, particularly in years of scarcity; they were a way of asserting power over settled communities; and they were a means of negotiating political relations with outsiders. The zamindars on the plains had to often purchase peace by paying a regular tribute to the hill chiefs. Traders similarly gave a small amount to the hill folk for permission to use the passes controlled by them. Once the toll was paid, the Paharia chiefs protected the traders, ensuring that their goods were not plundered by anyone.”

“This negotiated peace was somewhat fragile. It broke down in the last decades of the eighteenth century when the frontiers of settled agriculture were being aggressively extended in eastern India. The British encouraged forest clearance, and zamindars and jotedars turned uncultivated lands into rice fields. To the British, extension of settled agriculture was necessary to enlarge the sources of land revenue, produce crops for export, and establish the basis of a settled, ordered society. …”

Match List-I (Group) with List-II (Practice).

List-I	List-II
(A) Paharia chiefs	(I) Gave a small amount to the hill folk in return for protection
(B) Zamindars on the plains	(II) Paid a regular tribute to the hill chiefs to purchase peace
(C) Traders	(III) Maintained the unity of the group and settled disputes
(D) The British	(IV) Encouraged forest clearance to enlarge land revenue

Choose the correct answer:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Paharia chiefs	(III) Maintained the unity of the group and settled disputes	The Paharia chiefs held the group together, settled disputes and led the tribe in battles with other tribes and plainspeople.
(B) Zamindars on the plains	(II) Paid a regular tribute to the hill chiefs to purchase peace	The zamindars on the plains often had to buy peace from the raiding Paharias by paying a regular tribute to the hill chiefs.
(C) Traders	(I) Gave a small amount to the hill folk in return for protection	Traders gave only a small amount to the hill folk to use the passes; once this toll was paid, the Paharia chiefs protected their goods.
(D) The British	(IV) Encouraged forest clearance to enlarge land revenue	The British wanted settled agriculture to enlarge land revenue and grow export crops, so they encouraged forest clearance.