Question

Statewhether true or false:

(a)Jhumcultivators plough the land and sow seeds.

(b)Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at fivetimes the purchase price.

(c) Birsaurged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor andstop believing in witchcraft and sorcery.

(d) TheBritish wanted to preserve the tribal way of life.

Answer 1

(a)Jhum cultivators plough the land and sowseeds.

False

(b)Cocoons were bought from the Santhalsand sold by the traders at five times the purchase price.

True

(c)Birsa urged his followers to purifythemselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraftand sorcery.

True

(d)The British wanted to preserve thetribal way of life.

False