British contact with the Khasis after Diwani 1765 – UPSC Prelims PYQ...
With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
- Garo
- Khasis
- Kukis
- Tipperahs
Explanation
Option (b) is correct
- The British first came into contact with the Khasis in the late eighteenth century, when the East India Company secured the Dewani of Bengal in 1765. The interest of the British then was merely in the promotion of trade and commerce, especially in the limestone trade.
Answer: (b) Khasis
