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5. Gaddi were an important pastoral community of:
(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Chchattisgarh
Ans. (c) Himachal Pradesh
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6. Which state do Gujjar Bakarwals belong to:
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
Ans. (a) Himachal Pradesh
7. Raika pastoral community belongs to:
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Rajasthan
(c) Jammu and Kashmi (d) Maharashtra
Ans. (b) Rajasthan

8. Which of the following statements best explains pastoralist nomads?
(a) The villagers who move from one place to another
(b) The people who do not have a permanent place to live in
(c) The herdsmen who move from one place to another looking for pasture for their herd
(d) The people who visit many places for enjoyment
Ans. (c) The herdsmen who move from one place to another looking for pasture for their herd

9. Nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another because of:
(a) Seasonal changes (b) In search of pastures
(c) To maintain ecological balance (d) All the above Question 16.
Ans. (b) In search of pastures

10. The word Maasai means:
(a) my people (b) pasture land (c) shifting cultivation (d) wasteland

Ans. (a) my people

11. Which group of Raikas herded camels?
(a) Maru (b) Gola (c) Kuruma (d) Kuruba
Ans. (a) Maru

12. Where were the Banjaras found?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Punjab, Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra (d) All the above
Ans. (d) All the above

13. Where do the Maasai cattle-herders live?
(a) East-Africa (b) Namibia (c) Zambia (d) Libya
Ans. (a) East-Africa
14. In 1885, Massailand was cut into half with an international boundary between
(a) Kenya and Tanganyika (b) Kenya and Ethiopia
(c) Congo and Angola (d) Angola and Botswana
Ans. (a) Kenya and Tanganyika

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