Re-read the section on Minorities and Marginalisation. What do you understand by the term minority?

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Answer: A minority is a community that is numerically small in relation to the rest of the population. A particular religious section which has a low percentage in population compared to the major religious community is called a minority.

The Constitution of India provides safeguards to linguistical and religious minorities as a part of its fundamental rights and ensures that minorities do not face any disadvantage or discrimination. In India, Christians, Sikhs, Muslims, etc., are included as minorities.

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SOCIAL STUDIES · CLASS 8

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What was Birsa’s vision of a golden age? Why do you think such a vision appealed to the people of the region?
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What accounts for the anger of the tribals against the dikus?
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How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?
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What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?
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State whether true or false: (a) Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds. (b) Cocoons were bought from the Santhals and sold by the traders at five times the purchase price. (c) Birsa urged his followers to purify themselves, give up drinking liquor and stop believing in witchcraft and sorcery. (d) The British wanted to preserve the tribal way of life.
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(a) The British described the tribal people as ____________. (b) The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as ____________. (c) The tribal chiefs got ____________ titles in central India under the British land settlements. (d) Tribals went to work in the ____________ of Assam and the ____________ in Bihar.