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 sav. It raises questions in our mind, 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.

Who were the 'hill folk' referred in the passage above?

Paharias

The correct answer is Option (1) → Paharias

The "hill folk" and the context you provided earlier, we can infer that the Paharias were a group of people living in the hills during that time. The passage suggests that Buchanan's journal offers insights into their lives, the places they inhabited, the people they encountered, and the practices they followed. To get a detailed description of the Paharias, you would need to refer to the historical records or accounts that the passage mentions historians turning to for a longer history of the people and places in question.

So, the correct option is [1].