Tribals, Dikus and the vision of a golden age_Day 2

Where was Birsa Munda from?

• Bihar

• Gujarat

• Andhra Pradesh

• Rajasthan

Sometimes cultivation is done on small patches of land in forests, where the cultivators cut the treetops to allow sunlight to reach the ground, and burn the trees and other wild vegetation to clear the land for cultivation. The cultivators then spread the ash from the firing to fertilise the soil (because ash contains potash), and once the crop is ready and harvested, they move to another area of the forest. What is this type of cultivation known as?

• crop rotation

• jhum (shifting) cultivation

• step farming

• fire cultivation

Shifting cultivators were found in the _______ and forested tracts of north-east and central India.

• flat

• prairie

• plane

• hilly

Which ethnic community lives such a life in the forests in and around Odisha?

• the Pastoralists

• the Gonds

• the Khonds

• the Chenchu

At times tribal groups exchanged goods, getting what they needed in return for their valuable forest produce. But a time came when supplies of their forest produce shrank, and more and more tribal people began to move out of and away from the forests in search of work. However, one of those groups from central India remained in the forest, and did not emigrate. Who were they?

• the Baigas

• the Santhals

• the Gonds

• the Khonds