Question

Tribal people went to work in the ……………………..of Assam and the ………………………..in Bihar.
A. Tea plantations, Gold mines
B. Gold mines, Coal mines
C. Coffee plantations, Rubber plantation
D. Tea plantations, Coal mines

Answer 1

Hint It is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of a human social group.
The predominant usage of the term is in the discipline of anthropology.
It is a group of people who live and work together in a geographical area.

Complete answer:
Option A) Tea plantations, Gold mines – is an incorrect answer because Tribal people went to work in the Tea plantations of Assam but did not go to work in the Gold mines in Bihar. Thus, it is incorrect here.

Option B) Gold mines, Coal mines – is an incorrect answer because Tribal people did not go to work in the Gold mines and Coal mines in Bihar. Thus, it is incorrect here.

Option C) Coffee plantations, Rubber plantation – is an incorrect answer because Tribal people did not go to work in the coffee plantations of Assam and rubber plantation in Bihar. Thus, it is incorrect here.

Option D) Tea plantations, Coal mines – is a correct answer because Tribal people went to work in the Tea plantation of Assam and Coal mines in Bihar. Tribal people were recruited in large numbers to work in the Tea plantations of Assam and the Coal mines in Bihar. They were recruited through contractors who paid them very low wages.

Therefore the correct answer is D

Note
The Tea industry in Assam is about 172 years old.
It occupies an important place and plays a very useful part of the national economy. India has abundant domestic reserves of coal.
Most of these are in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.