Pastoralists in the Modern World Short Questions Class 9 History Chapter 5
NCERT Board Class 9 History Chapter 5 Pastoralists in the Modern World Short Questions and Answers.
(A) Answer the following questions:
(1) Who are Nomads?
Ans: – Nomads are people who do not live in one place but move one area to another to earn their living.
(2) Where the Dhangar shephards stayed in the monsoon?
Ans: – The Dhangar shepherds stayed in the central plateau at Maharashtra during the monsoon.
(3)What is Stubble?
Ans: – Lower ends at grain stalks left in the ground after harvesting.
(4) Who are Banjaras?
Ans: – Banjaras were yet another well known group of graziers. They were to be found in the villages of UP, Punjab, Rajasthan, MP and Maharashtra.
(5)What are the combined range of activities at pastoral groups to make their living?
Ans: – The combined range of different activities are- Cultivation, trade and herding.
(6) What do you mean by customary rights?
Ans: – Rights that people are used to by custom and tradition.
(7) Where the Massai cattle herders lived?
Ans: – The Massai cattle herders live primarily in east Africa : 300,000 in Southern Kenya and another 150,000 in Tanzania.
(8) What are the communities available in Africa pastoral population?
Ans: – They include communities like Bedowins, Berbers, Maasai, Somali, Boran and Turkana.
(B) Fill in the blanks: –
(1) A dry forested area below the foothills of Garhwal and Kumoun is known as
Ans: – Bhabar
(2) Vast meadows in the high mountains is known as _________
Ans: – Bugyal
(3) In the early twentieth century the populations of Dhangars community estimated to be _________
Ans: – 467,000
(4) Bajra is a type of ___________
Ans: – Dry crop
(5) Raikas lives in the deserts of _________
Ans: – Rajasthan
(6) Desert Raikas is also known as ___________
Ans: – Maru raikas
(7) In most pastoral tract of India, grazing tase was introduced in the ____________
Ans: – Mid-nineteenth century.
(8) In pre colonial times massai society was divided into two social catagories that were ___________
Ans: – elders and warriors
(9) Even today ______________ Africans depend on some form at pastoral activity for their livelihood.
Ans: – Over 22 million.
Multiple choice questions: –
(1) Dhangars were an important pastoral community of –
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab
Ans: – (a) Maharashtra
(2) The autumn crop usually harvested between September and October is –
(a) Kharif
(b) Rabi
(c) Bajra
Ans: – (a) Kharif
(3) The spring crop usually harvested after March is –
(a) Kharif
(b) Rabi
(c) Bajra
Ans: – (b) Rabi
(4) The Dhangars harvested their Bajra and started on their move west in the month of –
(a) September
(b) October
(c) November
Ans: – (b) October
(5) The ‘Criminal Tribes Act’ passed by the colonial government in India in –
(a) 1971
(b) 1874
(c) 1871
Ans: – (c) 1871
(6) Massai Mara and Samburu National Park situated in –
(a) Tanzania
(b) Somali
(c) Kenya
Ans: -(c) Kenya
(7) Serengeti Park situated in –
(a) Kenya
(b) Tanzania
(c) Somali
Ans: -(b) Tanzania
(D) Answer the following questions in Brief: –
(1) Describe the pastoralism in Africa
(2) Describe about the pastoral Nomads and their movements.
(3) Describe about the colonial Rule and Pastoral life.