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SAI International School
Session-2020-21
Class- VIII
Subject- History
Chapter-4Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age
Home Assignment
Sub Topic : How did Tribal Groups Live
(Objective)
QUESTIONS
1) To which tribe did Birsa belong to ?
a. Kols
b. Mundas
c. Oreons
d. Santhals
2)The life of tribal groups was directly connected to the ________ .
1.
a. Town
b. Village
c. Forest
d. City
3) The British officers saw settled tribal groups like the ______ and Santhals
2.
as more civilized than hunter gatherers or shifting cultivators.
a. Kols
b. Mundas
c. Gonds
d. Kandhas
4)Bewar, a term used for which purpose in Madhya Pradesh ?
3.
a. Shepherds
b. Cattle herders
c. Shifting Cultivation
d. Traders and money lenders
5) One important features of the Jhum cultivation are given below. Pick out
4.
the one that is not related to the Jhum cultivation.
a. Potash, the ash from the burning of the vegetation used to fertilize the
soil.
b. This type of cultivationis done on small patches of land and hence not
suitable for forests cultivation by the tribals.
c. Once a crop is harvested they move to another virgin land and the
previous land remained fallow for many years.

