In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: By the 1780s, Paharia chiefs were given an annual allowance by the Britishers.

Reason: Being in the pay of the colonial government, the Paharia chiefs came to be perceived as civilised and modern.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 4 - The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Assertion: By the 1780s, Paharia chiefs were given an annual allowance by the Britishers. (Correct)

Reason: Being in the pay of the colonial government, the Paharia chiefs came to be perceived as civilised and modern. (Incorrect)

CORRECTION IN Reason: Being in the pay of the colonial government, the Paharia chiefs came to be perceived as subordinate employees or stipendiary chiefs.

In the 1770s the British embarked on a brutal policy of extermination, hunting the Paharias down and killing them. Then, by the 1780s, Augustus Cleveland, the Collector of Bhagalpur, proposed a policy of pacification. Paharia chiefs were given an annual allowance and made responsible for the proper conduct of their men. They were expected to maintain order in their localities and discipline their own people. Many Paharia chiefs refused the allowances. Those who accepted, most often lost authority within the community. Being in the pay of the colonial government, they came to be perceived as subordinate employees or stipendiary chiefs. As the pacification campaigns continued, the Paharias withdrew deep into the mountains, insulating themselves from hostile forces, and carrying on a war with outsiders. So when Buchanan travelled through the region in the winter of 1810-11 the Paharias naturally viewed him with suspicion and distrust.