Arrange the following in a chronological order.
(A) Santhal Rebellion.
(B) Permanent Settlement in Bengal.
(C) Policy of Extermination.
(D) Fifth Report.
(E) Buchanan travelled through the Rajmahal hills, crossed Ganjuria Pahar.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C), (B), (E), (D), (A)
(C) Policy of Extermination. — 1770s: the British embarked on a brutal policy of extermination, hunting the Paharias down and killing them; by the 1780s it gave way to a policy of pacification.
(B) Permanent Settlement in Bengal. — 1793: the Permanent Settlement came into operation in Bengal.
(E) Buchanan travelled through the Rajmahal hills, crossed Ganjuria Pahar. — end of 1810: Buchanan crossed Ganjuria Pahar, part of the Rajmahal ranges, and reached a village whose land had been recently cleared.
(D) Fifth Report. — 1813: the Fifth Report was submitted to the British Parliament.
(A) Santhal Rebellion. — 1855-56: after the Santhal Revolt the Santhal Pargana was created out of the districts of Bhagalpur and Birbhum.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 In the hills of Rajmahal … 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.… 1.1 An auction in Burdwan … In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan (presentday Bardhaman). It was a big public event. A number of mahals (estates) held by the Raja of Burdwan were being sold. The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793. The East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay.… 2.2 The Santhals: Pioneer settlers … At the end of 1810, Buchanan crossed Ganjuria Pahar, which was part of the Rajmahal ranges, passed through the rocky country beyond, and reached a village. It was an old village but the land around had been recently cleared to extend cultivation.… 1.6 The Fifth Report … Many of the changes we are discussing were documented in detail in a report that was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813. It was the fifth of a series of reports on the administration and activities of the East India Company in India. Often referred to as the Fifth Report, it ran into 1002 pages, of which… 2.2 The Santhals: Pioneer settlers … By the 1850s, the Santhals felt that the time had come to rebel against zamindars, moneylenders and the colonial state, in order to create an ideal world for themselves where they would rule. It was after the Santhal Revolt (1855-56 ) that the Santhal Pargana was created, carving out 5,500 square miles from the districts of Bhagalpur and Birbhum.…” |