Question

The tribal chiefs got ____________ titles in central India under the British land settlements.

A. Land

B. Manager

C. Honorary

D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: When the tribal chiefs got these titles in Central India under the British land settlements, then the Tribals went to work in the tea plantations in the parts of Assam and the coal mines located in Bihar.

Complete Answer:

Before the arrival of the British, in many areas, the tribal chiefs were important people. They enjoyed a particular amount of economic power and had the proper to administer and control their territories. In some places, that they had their own police and selected the local rules of land and forest management.

Under British rule, the functions and powers of the tribal chiefs changed considerably. They were allowed to stay their land titles over a cluster of villages and hire out lands, but they lost much of their administrative power and were forced to follow laws made by British officials in India. They also had to pay tribute to the land, and discipline the tribal groups on behalf of the country. They lost the authority they'd earlier enjoyed amongst their people and were unable to fulfil their traditional functions.

Thus the correct answer is option (A).

Note:
Instead of being peasant cultivators, the tribals wanted to be shifting cultivators. The dikus had settled in the land of tribals wanting the latter to sell their lands or rent their blinds at a higher rate of interest. The same made the tribals unhappy and disappointed. Plus the tribal chiefs also so lost their administrative powers at the time of British rule.