What instruction did Birsa give the raiyats, or tenant farmers, in 1895?
APay double rent to chiefs
BPay no rent at all
CGive land to the church
DMove to the plains now
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Pay no rent at all
1. Birsa declared the reign of Queen Victoria over and the Munda Raj begun.
2. He gave orders to the raiyats to pay no rents.
3. This challenged colonial land revenue and the landlords' claims.
_Source: Wikipedia, Birsa Munda, Tribal movement_
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