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15. Which of these are the pastoral communities of Africa?
(a) Bedouins, Berbers (b) Maasai, Somali
(c) Boran, Turkana (d) All the above
Ans. (d) All the above
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16. What was the result of overgrazing pastures due to restrictions on pastoral movements?
(a) The quality of pastures declined
(b) This created deterioration of animal stock
(c) Underfed cattle died in large numbers during scarcity and famine
(d) All the above
Ans. (d) All the above
17. In which way did the Forest Acts change the lives of the pastoralists?
(a) In the areas of forests where the pastoralists were allowed, their movements were
regulated
(b) They needed a permit for entry
(c) The timing of their entry and departure was specified
(d) All the above

Ans. (d) All the above
18. Gujjar Bakarwals are pastoralists belonging to which region?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (b) Jammu and Kashmir
19. Why did the colonial state want to transform all grazing lands into cultivated farms?
(a) Land revenue was one of the main sources of its finance
(b) It could produce more jute, cotton, wheat and other agricultural produce that were
required in England
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c) Both (a) and (b)
20. By October, the Dhangars harvested their bajra and started on their move to the west. Why
were they welcomed by the Konkani peasants?
(a) They married off their children in each other’s communities
(b) The Dhangars brought bajra for them
(c) Dhangar flocks manured their fields and fed on the stubble
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c) Dhangar flocks manured their fields and fed on the stubble
21. Which crop was sown by the Dhangars in the central plateau of Maharashtra?
(a) Bajra (b) Jowar (c) Rice (d) Wheat
Ans. (a) Bajra

22. Pastoralists were found in the
(a) plateaus (b) plains (c) deserts (d) all the above
Ans. (d) all the above

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