Question

The tribal chiefs got_______titles in central India under the British land settlement.

• A. Land
• B. Manager
• C. Honorary
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Land

The tribal chiefs had considerable amount of power before the advent of the British. They had the power to administer and control their territories. The tribal chiefs on some places had their own police. They also managed the forests. After the arrival of the British, the tribal chiefs lost many of their administrative powers and had to follow the rules that were formulated by the British. They also had to pay taxes to the British and also had to discipline their tribal groups on the behalf of their colonial masters. Thus, though the tribal chiefs were allowed to keep land titles, they were now unable to fulfill their traditional functions. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the the titles were managed by the British government itself, hence, incorrect.