The industry began in India in 1851. Most of the tea gardens were situated in Assam. Since Assam was sparsely populated and the tea plantations were often located on uninhabited hillsides, the bulk of the sorely needed labour had to be imported from other provinces. But to bring thousands of people every year from their far-off homes into strange lands, possessing an unhealthy climate required the provision of financial and other incentives which the tea planters were unwilling to offer. Instead, they took recourse to fraud, coercion and persuaded the government to pass regressive penal laws. Thus, the recruitment of labourers for tea gardens of Assam was carried on by contractors under the provisions of the transport of Native Labourers Act (No 111) of 1863 of Bengal as amended in 1865, 1870, and 1873.
Read the passage given above and answer the questions:
Tea industry during colonial times was _____.
Labour intensive
During colonial times, the tea industry in India was highly labour-intensive. Large numbers of workers were recruited, often under exploitative conditions, to work on tea plantations with minimal mechanization.
Important Questions from Process of Social Change in India
In South Bihar, the locals have a common resentment against migrant traders and moneylenders. What are these migrant groups known as ?
Match the following concepts (List-I) with their appropriate descriptions (List-II):
List-I
(Concepts)List-II
(Definitions)(A) Fertility Rate (I) Number of live births per 1000 women in the child-bearing age group (B) Total Fertility Rate (II) Total number of live births that a hypothetical woman would have during her entire reproductive span (C) Infant Mortality Rate (III) Total number of deaths of children below the age of one year per 1000 live births (D) Maternal Mortality Rate (IV) Total number of women who die in childbirth per 1000 live births Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The statement “The changes brought about in Indian society and culture as a result of over 150 years of British rule, form the subsuming changes occurring at different levels – technology, institutions, ideology and values” refers to the process of ______:
Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the options given below.
Which of the following factors was not responsible for unification of India under Colonial rule ?
Which of the following statements is true about Colonialism in India ?
