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UPSC 2002: 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?
(a)Garo
(b)Khasis
(c)Kukis
(d)Tipperahs
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After obtaining the Diwani (1765) the Company’s first contacts in the hill regions to the east of Bengal were with the Khasi people who lived immediately north of Sylhet. Several modern compilations of UPSC keys list the Khasi tribe as the earliest point of contact, whereas the Garos, Kukis and Tipperahs were encountered only in subsequent decades. ([doubtnut.com](https://www.doubtnut.com/qna/648594491?utm_source=openai))
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