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SOCIAL SCIENCE QUIZ CHAPTER-4 CLASS -8

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Birsa first arrested by the British officials?

a)

1895

b)

1890

c)

1888

d)

1905

2.

Birsa himself declared that God had appointed him to rule his people.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Birsa died in 1900.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Khonds lived in

a)

Karnataka

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Bihar

d)

Odisha

5.

Birsa spent time in the company of ______ preachers.

a)

Buddha

b)

Sikhs

c)

Vaishnav

d)

None of the above

6.

The forest Satyagraha rose in the central provinces inn

a)

1910

b)

1930

c)

1940

d)

1920

7.

The revolt of Songram Sangma rose in the year 1906 in

a)

Bengal

b)

Odisha

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Assam

8.

In many regions Forest Department set up forest villages to ensure

a)

a regular supply of cheap labour

b)

a regular supply of agricultural produce

c)

a regular supply of forest produce

d)

None of the above

9.

Santhals tribe rose in revolt in the year

a)

1900

b)

1855

c)

1930

d)

1920

10.

Jhum cultivation is practised these days in

a)

eastern states of India

b)

western states of India

c)

northern states of India

d)

southern states of India

11.

The British described the tribal people as diku.

a)

False

b)

Ture

12.

Birsa was born in a family of Santhal.

a)

False

b)

Ture

13.

Bakkarwalas of Kashmir are shepherds.

a)

False

b)

Ture

14.

Birsa was arrested in 1895.

a)

False

b)

Ture

15.

Birsa wanted to set up a (a)   .

16.

The British made effort to settle (a)   cultivators.

17.

All members of the (a)   were regarded as descendants of the original settler.

18.

(a)   were bought from the santhals and sold by the traders at 5 times the purchase price.

19.

The local weavers and leather workers turned to _______ for supplies of Kusum and Palash flowers.

a)

Santhals

b)

Khonds

c)

Mundas

d)

Labadis

20.

The Bastar Rebellion in Central India broke out in

a)

1910

b)

1915

c)

1920

d)

1930

21.

Which revolt was popular in Maharashtra in 1940?

a)

The Kols

b)

Birsa movement

c)

The Bastar

d)

The Warli

22.

What type of lives did the herders live?

a)

Sophisticated

b)

Nomadic

c)

Settled

d)

None of these

23.

_____ tribe practised settled agriculture.

a)

Khonds

b)

Labadis of Andhra Pradesh

c)

Mundas of Chottanagpur Plateau

d)

Santhals

24.

From which of the following tribal class Birsa belongs to?

a)

Santhals

b)

Munda

c)

Khonds

d)

Oraons

25.

Who were considered as Dikus?

a)

The Tribals

b)

The Britishers

c)

The Farmers

d)

The Brahmans

26.

Tribals used to practice

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Mixed Cultivation

c)

Modern Cultivation

d)

Organic Cultivation

27.

Which of the following tribal group used to live in Central India?

a)

Santhals

b)

Khonds

c)

Gujjars

d)

Baigas

28.

Which of the following tribal group is famous in Kashmir?

a)

Gaddis

b)

Bakarwals

c)

Gujjars

d)

Labadis

29.

Many tribal groups known as ________ lived by herding and rearing animals, and moved with their herds of cattle according to the seasons.

a)

the Khonds

b)

pastoralists

c)

the Gonds

d)

the Mundas

30.

What were the tribals not allowed to do in such reserved forests?

a)

practise jhum cultivation

b)

collect fruits and hunt animals

c)

move freely

d)

all of the above