Modem World: Pastoralist, Peasants, and Farmers

The cyclical movement of mountain pastoralists is defined by

onset of monsoons
cold and snow
prospects of trade
dry season

Dhangars are pastoralists of:

Garhwal
U.P. hills
Jammu and Kashmir
Maharashtra

Pastoral Nomads of Jammu and Kashmir:

Bhotiyas
Sherpas
Gaddis
Gujjar Bakarwals

Bugyals are:

semi-arid region in the Central Plateau of Maharashtra
swampy wet coastal tracts
vast meadows in high mountains
dry forested area below the foothills of Garhwal and Kumaun

Pastoralists sustain by:

cultivation
all of these
herding
trade

Nomadic Pastoralists are People Who:

Live in one place
Move from one area to another
Move from one place to another with their herds to earn a living
Gonds, Dhurwas and Bhatros are some nomadic pastoralists of India

The alternation of monsoon and dry season defined the rhythm of:

Gujjar Bakarwals
Gaddis
Berbers
Gollas

Which of the following was not a reason for Konkani peasants welcoming the herders?

They helped in kharif harvest
Dhangar flocks fed on the stubble of the rabi crop
Shepherds received supplies of rice
They returned to the plateau with the onset of monsoons

Bhabar are:

Dry forested area
Semi-arid region
Vast meadows
Thick forests

Significant feature of nomadic pastoralists:

cycle of seasonal movement
live on the edges of forests
continuously on the move
shifting cultivation