Which settled tribal groups did British officials see as more civilise…

Question

Which settled tribal groups did British officials see as more civilised than shifting cultivators?

Accepted Answer

C. Gonds and Santhals

1. Forest dwellers were called wild and savage.
2. Settled Gonds and Santhals were thought more civilised.
3. The British wanted all tribes settled.
_Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 4, Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age._

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Oraons and Kols

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