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                                               9th - Social Studies
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             F.H. Buchanan, a traveller describes the life of pastoral community of:
                 ( a) The Gollas of Mysore                         ( b) The Gaddi Shepherds of Himachal
                                                                        Pradesh
                 ( c) The Banjaras of Andhra Pradesh               ( d) All the above
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             The most important activity of Banjara Community is:
                 ( a) Exchange of goods or barter system           ( b) Moving over a long distance
                 ( c) Wandering in search of pastures              ( d) None of these
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             Harvests on cultivated land of the Raikas fluctuated every year because of the:
                 ( a) Thunderstorms                                ( b) Hail
                 ( c) Heavy snowfall                               ( d) Meager rainfall
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             The Dhangars is a pastoral community Maharashtra who moved in the monsoons towards the:
                 ( a) Konkan region                                ( b) Malabar region
                 ( c) Coromandel region                            ( d) Himalayan region
    5        Choose the correct option:                                                                    1
             Maldharis, a pastoralist community live in the region of:
                 ( a) Andhra Pradesh                               ( b) Karnataka
                 ( c) Gujarat                                      ( d) Bengal
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             Pastoral Communities who lived in Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Bikaner were mostly:
                 ( a) Dhangars                                     ( b) Gollas
                 ( c) Raikas                                       ( d) Bhotiyas
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             Choose the correct option:
             Himachal Pradesh
                 ( a) Gollas and Kurumas                           ( b) Bhabar
                 ( c) Gaddis                                       ( d) Gujjars
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             Jammu & Kashmir
                 ( a) Gujjars                                      ( b) Gaddis
                 ( c) Gollas and Kurumas                           ( d) Dhangars
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             Maharashtra
                 ( a) Gollas and Kurumas                           ( b) Dhangars
                 ( c) Gujjars                                      ( d) Gaddis
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             A dry forested area below the fort hills of Garhwal and Kumaon.
                 ( a) Bhabar                                       ( b) Dhangars
                 ( c) Gujjars                                      ( d) Gaddis
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             For pastoralists, entry into the forests were limited and specified by:
                 ( a) Country laws                                 ( b) Permits
                 ( c) Tax                                          ( d) Orders
    12       Choose the correct option:                                                                  1
             The Gujjars of Kangra make their livelihood from the sale of:
                 ( a) Ghee                                         ( b) Rice
                 ( c) Bamboo                                       ( d) Baskets
    13       Choose the correct option:                                                                  1
             Gujjar Mandapas are built at a height of:
                 ( a) Ten to eleven thousand feet                  ( b) Eleven to twelve thousand feet
                 ( c) Eight to nine thousand feet                  ( d) All the above
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    14       Choose the correct option:                                                                    1
             The animals that are the property of Maru Raikas of Rajasthan is:
                 ( a) Sheep                                       ( b) Camels
                 ( c) Buffaloes                                   ( d) Bulls
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             Konkan peasants gifted the Dhangars large supplies of:
                 ( a) Rice                                        ( b) Cotton
                 ( c) Wheat                                       ( d) Corn
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             The pastoral groups in Africa were not allowed to enter the markets in white areas because:
                 ( a) These groups needed permits to              ( b) They were considered as dangerous
                      enter into markets.                              by white colonists.
                 ( c) They were experts in the trade.             ( d) All the above
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             The Gujjar Cattle herders are originally from:
                 ( a) Himachal Pradesh                            ( b) Jammu
                 ( c) Karnataka                                   ( d) Rajasthan
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             Andhra Pradesh
                 ( a) Bhabar                                      ( b) Gujjars
                 ( c) Dhangars                                    ( d) Gollas and Kurumas
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             Expansion of cultivated land by selected individual meant a decline in the:
                 ( a) Yield                                       ( b) Grazing land
                 ( c) Cattle herds                                ( d) Farming
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             The tax that had the most severe effect on pastoralists in India was:
                 ( a) Grazing tax                                 ( b) Pass or permit tax
                 ( c) Tax per cattle head                         ( d) Land revenue
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             It was believed by the colonialists that saplings in the forests were destroyed by:
                 ( a) Cultivation                                 ( b) Grazing
                 ( c) Walking                                     ( d) Heavy rain
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