UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper 1 · Q51

History

Medium · Aftermath of the Santhal Rebellion

Consider the following measures taken by the colonial government in the years following the subsidence of the Santhal uprising of 1855 to 1856:

1. A separate territorial unit called Santhal Parganas was carved out.

2. The transfer of land from a Santhal cultivator to a non-Santhal was declared illegal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?