In which year did colonial government passed the Criminal Tribes Act?

British officials were suspicious of nomadic people. They distrusted mobile craftsmen and traders who hawked their goods in villages, and pastoralists who changed their places of residence every season, moving in search of good pastures for their herds.

What were the consequences of the Criminal Tribes Act of $1871$ on the communities it classified as "Criminal Tribes"?

Two statements are given below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statement and choose the most appropriate option.

Assertion (A) : In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, again, the dry central plateau was covered with stone and grass, inhabited by cattle, goat and sheep herders. 

Reason (R) : The Kurumas and Kurubas reared sheep and goats and sold woven blankets here.