This MCQ is based on the pastoralists how they live in the modern world and earn in societies where a larger part of the families dwell in one place. Most of the men go around the village areas and rear cattle as they look for pastures for grazing.
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All the options
Trade
Cultivation
Herding
Semi-arid region in the Central Plateau of Maharashtra
Vast meadows in high mountains
Dry forested area below the foothills of Garhwal and Kumaun
Swampy wet coastal tracts
Nomadic Pastoralists are People Who
Move from one place to another with their herds to earn a living
Move from one area to another
Live in one place
Gonds, Dhurwas and Bhatros are some nomadic pastoralists of India
Which of these are the pastoral communities of the mountains?
Gujjars
Gaddis
Bhotiyas and Sherpas
All the above
Dhangars were an important pastoral community of
Gujarat
Maharashtra
U.P.
Assam
Where were the Banjaras found?
Uttar Pradesh
Punjab, Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
All the above
Which of the following statements best explains pastoralist nomads?
The villagers who move from one place to another
The people who do not have a permanent place to live in
The herdsmen who move from one place to another looking for pasture for their herd
The people who visit many places for enjoyment
What was the result of overgrazing pastures due to restrictions on pastoral movements?
The quality of pastures declined
This created deterioration of animal stock
Underfed cattle died in large numbers during scarcity and famine
All the above
Camels
Goats
Sheep
All the three
Banjaras were not found in
Punjab
Rajasthan
Delhi
Maharashtra
The Massais are located in the
East Africa
West africa
North Africa
South Africa
The warriors consisted of
Elder people
Younger people
Children
Healthy people
In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh the dry plateau was covered with stone and grass inhabited by:
Cattle herders
Goat herders
Sheep herders
Camel herders
Cattle herded tribe of dry central plateau region.
Sheep herded tribe of dry central plateau region.
Camel herded tribe of dry central plateau region.
Goat herded tribe of dry central plateau region.
Banjaras are well-known groups of graziers and found in the villages of:
(i) Madhya Pradesh (ii) Punjab (iii) Rajasthan (iv) Uttar Pradesh (v) Maharashtra (vi) Haryana
(i), (v), (vi)
(ii), (v), (vi)
(i), (ii), (iii), (v)
(iv), (v), (vi)
Which of the following is the immediate impact of the colonial rule on the life of the pastoralists?
Their grazing ground increased
They were paid rent free land
Their agriculture stock increased
Their grazing ground shrunked and their agricultural stock, trade and crafts were adversley affected.
The colonial Government in India in 1871 enacted an Act. Name it.
Forest Conservation Act
The Criminal Tribal Act
The Scientific Forestry
The Tribal Act
Why were some forests classified as “protected”?
In these the customary grazing rights of pastorals were granted but their movements were severely restricted.
The colonial officials believed that grazing destroyed the saplings and young shoots of trees that germinated on the forest floor.
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above