WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The mundas of chhota nagpur were engaged in:
A
Slash and burn cultivation
B
Herding
C
Community farming
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mundas are the central Indian tribe and recognized as an immigrant tribe in Tripura. Original homeland of Mundas was at Chota Nagpur. Mundas are Proto-Australoid tribe. Mundari is their language, which is belongs to Austro-Asiatic family.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar and Assam.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mundas and the Santhals of the Chota Nagpur region worship mahua and kadamba trees.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mundas are settled agriculturists. They also collect minor forest products from forest to supplement their economy; Hunting, Fishing and Animal husbandry are subsidiary to agriculture. They also work as agricultural labourers and unskilled labourers.

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