Question

The Nizam appointed a famous Austrian anthropologist, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, for what purpose?

• A. To examine the archeaological evidence of forest use in the past.
• B. To examine changes in forest use during colonial rule.
• C. To research how the expansion of the railway network led to the flourishing of tribal people.
• D. To research the lives of the tribal people.

Answer 1

The correct option is D To research the lives of the tribal people.

After the death of Komaram Bheem ,the Nizam appointed a famous Austrian anthropologist, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, to research the lives of tribal people. Under the jurisdiction of the Nizam, he was able to undertake some of his best fieldwork among groups such as the Chenchus, Reddis, and Raj Gonds. Many of the tribal populations that Haimendorf researched were lesser known and poorly described at the time.