Assertion (A) : The British wanted tribals to settle down and become peasant cultivators. Reason (R) : Settled peasants were easier to control and administer than people who were always on the move. Choose one appropriate option.?

Option 1 : Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

The correct answer is that Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

•  By the 19th century, tribal people in different parts of India were involved in a variety of activities.
• Some of them practiced jhum cultivation, that is, shifting cultivation, some were hunters and gatherers, some herded animals and some took to settled cultivation.
• The lives of tribal groups changed during British rule.
• The British were uncomfortable with groups who moved about and did not have a fixed home. 
• They wanted tribal groups to settle down and become peasant cultivators, as settled peasants were easier to control and administer than people who were always on the move. 
• The British also wanted a regular revenue source for the state.
• So they introduced land settlements – that is, they measured the land, defined the rights of each individual to that land, and fixed the revenue demand for the state. Some peasants were declared landowners, others tenants.

Hence, from the above, it is clear that the Assertion is true and the Reason given is also true and the statement in reason is the correct explanation of the stated Assertion.