Adjusting to Colonial Life
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Q.
There are many similarities in the way in which the modern world forced changes in the lives of pastoral communities in India and East Africa. Write about any two examples of changes which were similar for Indian pastoralists and the Maasai herders.
Q. What did some of the pastoralists do to adapt to the declining of grazing lands?
- Reduced cattle
- Increased cattle
- Reduced taxes
- Increased taxes
Q. Which of the following were possible reasons for the death of cattle during the famines in the context of the pastoralists?
- Floods
- Decline of the British
- Shortage of forage
- Overgrazing
Q. Which of the following pastoral communities may have experienced difficulties in the procurement of grazing lands after the partition of India and Pakistan?
- Raikas
- Gollas
- Dhangars
- Gujjar Bakarwals
Q. The government's policy of allowing cattle ranchers to let their herds graze on public land was called ___________________.
- the roundup
- range riding
- the long drive
- rustling
- open range
Q. Intensive grazing led to a decline in pasture quality.
- True
- False
