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In the 1920s, about what share of miners in the Jharia and Raniganj coal mines were tribals?

A50 per cent
B10 per cent
C90 per cent
D25 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 50 per cent
1. Over 2,000 workers died in Indian coal mines yearly. 2. About 50 per cent of miners were tribals. 3. Contractors paid them miserably. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 4, Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age._
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