CBSE - Pastoralists in the Modern World

1 Pastoralists in the Modern World Which of these are the pastoral communities of the mountains? (1) Gujjars (2) Gaddis (3) Bhotiyas and Sherpas (4) All the above

2 Pastoralists in the Modern World Which of these statements is true? (1) Large areas of grazing land were turned into game reserves (2) Pastoralists were not allowed to enter these reserves (3) Serengeti National Park was created over 14,760 km of Maasai grazing land (4) All the above

3 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

4 Pastoralists in the Modern World The word Maasai means: (1) my people (2) pasture land (3) shifting cultivation (4) wasteland

5 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

6 Pastoralists in the Modern World Why were some forests classified as “protected”? (1) In these the customary grazing rights of pastorals were granted but their movements were severely restricted. (2) The colonial officials believed that grazing destroyed the saplings and young shoots of trees that germinated on the forest floor. (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) None of the above

7 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

8 Pastoralists in the Modern World Which seasonal movements affect the Dhangars of Maharashtra? (1) Cold and snow (2) Climatic disturbance (3) Drought and flood (4) Alternate monsoon and dry seasons

9 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

10 Pastoralists in the Modern World Dhangars were an important pastoral community of (1) Gujarat (2) Maharashtra (3) U.P. (4) Assam