Pastoralism in the Modern World MCQ 1
12. Genealogists
(a) Recount history of a family
(b) Recount history of a community
(c) Predict the future
(d) Train camels
13. Colonial state regarded grazing land as
(a) wasteland
(b) habitat of wild
(c) woodland
(d) reserved land
14. Protected forests were
(a) forests which produced commercially viable timber
(b) access to these forests was prohibited
(c) pastoralists were granted grazing rights in these forests without preconditions
(d) customary rights were granted to pastoralists subject to severe restrictions on their movements
15. Find the odd one out
(a) British officials were suspicious of nomadic people
(b) To colonial officers all grazing land appeared unproductive
(c) Nomadic population was easy to identify and control
(d) Nomadics were classified as criminal tribes
16. The Criminal Tribes Act was passed in
(a) 1871
(b) 1781
(c) 1817
(d) 1787
17. What was the tax imposed by colonists on pastoralists'?
(a) Land tax
(b) Canal water tax
(c) Grazing tax
(d) Salt tax
18. The Maasais are cattle herders of
(a) Indonesia
(b) India
(c) South Africa
(d) East Africa
19. Which of the following constitute pastoral communities of Africa?
(a) Bedouins, Berbers, Boran, Maasai, Somali, Turkana
(b) Gollas, Kurumas, Kurubes, Dhangar, Gujjars, Gaddis
(c) Korava, Karacha, Yerukula
(d) Chena, Milpa, Lading Dhya, Penda
20. Which of the following was not a reason for Maasai loss of grazing lands?
(а) Imperial powers scramble for colonies
(b) White settlements
(c) Cultivated fields were converted into pasture lands
(d) Game reserves
21. The Serengeti National Park is located in
(a) Kenya
(b) Tanzania
(c) South Africa
(d) Namibia
22. Maasai means
(a) Maa
(b) My people
(c) Myland
(d) My home
ANSWERS
12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (c) 21. (6) 22. (6).
