Pastoralists in the Modern World The word Maasai means: (1) my people (2) pasture land (3) shifting cultivation (4) wasteland
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Pastoralists in the Modern World What was the result of overgrazing pastures due to restrictions on pastoral movements? (1) The quality of pastures declined (2) This created deterioration of animal stock (3) Underfed cattle died in large numbers during scarcity and famine (4) All the above
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Pastoralists in the Modern World The social changes in Maasai society are that (1) the traditional difference based on age, between the elders and warriors, has been disturbed, but it has not broken down (2) a new distinction between the wealthy and the poor pastoralists has developed (3) both (1) and (2) , (4) none of the above
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Pastoralists in the Modern World When did a severe drought take place, killing over half the cattle in the Maasai Reserve? (1) 1900 (2) 1933 and 1934 more (3) 1945 (4) 1946 and 1947
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Pastoralists in the Modern World Nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another because of: (1) Seasonal changes (2) In search of pastures (3) To maintain ecological balance (4) All the above
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Pastoralists in the Modern World Which of these are the pastoral communities of Africa? (1) Bedouins, Berbers (2) Maasai, Somali (3) Boran, Turkana (4) All the above
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Pastoralists in the Modern World In what ways lives of Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir similar to that of Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh? (1) They both have a similar cycle of seasonal movement (2) They both spend their winters on low hills of Siwalik range, grazing their herds in dry scrub forests. (3) In April, they begin their upward journey again for their summer grazing grounds (4) All the above
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Pastoralists in the Modern World In 1885, Massailand was cut into half with an international boundary between (1) Kenya and Tanganyika (2) Kenya and Ethiopia (3) Congo and Angola (4) Angola and Botswana
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Pastoralists in the Modern World Dhangars were an important pastoral community of (1) Gujarat (2) Maharashtra (3) U.P. (4) Assam
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