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What were the steps taken by the British government with regard to the nomad and pastoralist?

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Question.1 Who are nomads ?
Answer. Nomads are the people who move from one place to another in search of food and fodder.

Question.2 Name any two nomad communities of India.
Answer.

Bakarwals
Gaddi
Question.3 Mention the states to which the following communities belong:
(a) Gujjar Bakarwals (b) Gaddi
Answer.
(a) Jammu and Kashmir.
(b) Himachal Pradesh.

Question.4 Name any two pastoral communities of South India.
Answer.

The Gollas
The Kurumas.
Question.5 Who were the Dhangara ?
Answer. The Dhangars were an important pastoral community of Maharashtra. Most of them
were shepherds, some were blanket weavers, and still others, were buffalo herders.

Question.6 How is movement of Dhangar different than that of Gujjars?
Answer. Dhangar’s movement is guided by the annual cycle of monsoon whereas Gujjar’s movement depends upon change of season i.e winter and summer.

Question.7 Name any two pastoralist communities of Andhra Pradesh.
Answer.

Gollas
Kurumas
Question.8 Name the act through whichuncultivated lands were taken over and given to select individuals.
Answer. Waste Land Rules

Question.9 Name any two pastoral communities of the Himalayas which followed an annual pattern of cyclical movement.
Answer.

Bhotiyas
Sherpas
Kinnauris
Gujjars
Question.10 Who were the Banjaros ? Name any two states where they were found.
Answer. The Banjaras were nomads who used to move from one region to another in search of good pasturel and. They were found in

Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Question.11 Name the Act which was passed by the British government to limit the movement of the nomadic people. Mention any two features of the Act.
Answer. The Criminal Tribes Act

By this Act, many communities of craftsmen, traders and pastoralists were classified as Criminal Tribes.
Under this Act, various restrictions were put on their movement.
Question.12 Name a pastoral community of Rajasthan.
Answer. The Raikas.

Question.13 ‘Under the Colonial rule, the life of the pastoralists changed dramatically. Explain with two examples.
Answer.

Their grazing grounds shrank because their movements were regulated.
By the Criminal Tribes Act many communities were classified as the Criminal Tribes.
Question.14 Name any two nomadic communities of Africa.
Answer.

Bedouins
Maasai
Question.15 What are the major activities of the nomadic communities of Africa?
Answer.

They raise cattle, camels, goats, sheep and donkeys.
They sell milk, meat, animal skin and wool.
Question.16 Name a pastoral community of Kenya.
Answer. Maasai.

Question.17 “Large areas of grazing land were turned into game reserves.” Mention its two impacts on pastoral communities.
Answer.

Pastoralists were not allowed to enter these reserves.
The loss of the finest grazing lands and water resources created pressure on the small area of land that the Maasai were confined within.
Question.18 The “Maasai society was divided into two social categories”. Name two categories.
Answer. The Elders and Warriors.

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