2016 · Q91
Consider the following statements about the Santhal Hool of 1855-56:
- 1The Santhals were in a desperate situation as tribal lands were leased out.
- 2The Santhal rebels were treated very leniently by British officials.
- 3Santhal inhabited areas were eventually constituted into separate administrative units called Santhal parganas.
- 4The Santhal rebellion was the only major rebellion in mid 19th century India.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
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- A1 only
- B2 and 3
- C1, 3 and 4
- D1 and 3 only
Explanation
Statements 1 and 3 are correct: tribal lands were being leased out to moneylenders and outsiders, creating desperation, and the Santhal-inhabited areas were subsequently constituted as the Santhal Parganas. Statement 2 is wrong (the rebellion was brutally suppressed, not treated leniently), and statement 4 is wrong (it was one of several mid-19th-century uprisings, followed by 1857). Hence 1 and 3 only.