Lifestyle Changes for the Pastoralists

Q. Many ecologists are of the opinion that in dry regions and in the mountains, pastoralism is ecologically not the most viable form of life.

1. True
2. False

Q. The partition restricted the movement of the Raikas of Rajasthan, among others.

1. True
2. False

Q. The partition prevented the movement of herders like the Raikas of Rajasthan into ________ where they grazed their herds on the banks of ________ as they did earlier.

1. Sindh, Ganga
2. Punjab, Brahmaputra
3. Sindh, Indus
4. Punjab, Indus

Q. Which of the following could have been true of pastoral communities post partition? Pick all that apply.

1. Some pastoralists engaged in extensive trading
2. Some pastoralists became settled peasants and took to cultivation
3. Some pastoralists established new kingdoms with monarchies
4. Some rich pastoralists bought lands and settled down

Q.

Name three pastoral communities of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Name the animals herded by them. What defined the seasonal rhythm of their movements? Where did they move?

Q. The Raikas of Rajasthan have taken to migrating to which of the following places after the partition of India (1947)?

1. Assam
2. Myanmar
3. Orissa
4. Haryana

Q.

how did different pastoralists adapt themselves to new live/times?

Q.

there are many similiarities in the way in which modern world forced changes in the lives of pastoral communities in india and in east africa