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Deprivation : the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society
Rebellion : an act of armed resistance to an established government or leader
Oppression : prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority

Inside Story
Inside Story
g By the 19th century, tribal people in different parts of India undertook a variety of activities.
g The tribal societies did not follow the caste rulers laid down by the Brahmans.
g The tribal people depended on the natural resources of the region they lived in.
g In many regions, tribal groups lived by hunting animals and gathering forest products.

g The tribal protested as the land was either not productive enough or its fertility declined
after continuous cultivation for a few years.
g The movement launched by Birsa Munda was also a social movement.

A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. This tribal group inhabited the Chotanagpur region.
(a) Khasis (b) Oraons (c) Baigas

2. The Kol Rebellion took place in:
(a) 1824-25 (b) 1831-32 (c) 1892-93
3. Most tribals lived by __________ and __________ forest products.

(a) buying, selling (b) eating, drinking (c) hunting, gathering
4. The Santhal Hul (rebellion) occurred in the regions of:
(a) Jharkhand and Odisha (b) West Bengal (c) both (a) & (b)

5. This means ‘Great Tumult’ and it aimed at driving out the British from the Chotanagpur
region.
(a) santhals (b) ulugan (c) gulal

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. By the ______________ century, tribal people in different parts of India undertook a
variety of activities.

2. Each tribal group had its own ______________ , ______________ and ______________ .
3. ______________ cultivation is basically shifting cultivation.

4. The ______________ of Central India refused to work for others.
5. The Oraons under the leadership of ______________ also rebelled.
6. ______________ wanted to bring back the ‘golden age’ of the Mundas.

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