This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > History > Pastoralists In The Modern World > Class 9 History Chapter 5 Pastoralists In The Modern World – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 History Chapter 5 Pastoralists In The Modern World Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What characterized the movements of Maru Raikas in Rajasthan? A) They herded camels. B) They practiced agriculture. C) They lived in coastal areas. D) They moved between forests and grasslands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They herded camels. 2. Which two societies have been discussed in this chapter? A) Only India. B) India and Africa. C) India and Indonesia. D) Only Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India and Africa. 3. How did the Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh adapt to changing seasons? A) By staying in the valleys year-round. B) By migrating to colder areas. C) By migrating between summer and winter grazing areas. D) By engaging in fishing during winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By migrating between summer and winter grazing areas. 4. Which were the two social categories in which Maasai society was divided? A) Elders and Warriors. B) Warriors and younger. C) Elders and teenagers. D) Children and parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elders and Warriors. 5. What is the primary occupation of nomadic pastoralists? A) Hunting. B) Herding. C) Farming. D) Fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herding. 6. What is the primary factor that determines the seasonal movement of the Gollas in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh? A) Snow and cold. B) Monsoon and dry season. C) Earthquakes. D) Wind patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoon and dry season. 7. Where did Dhangars stay during the monsoon? A) Mountain. B) Central plateau of Madhya Pradesh. C) Plains. D) Central Plateau of Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Plateau of Maharashtra. 8. What term describes the seasonal movement of pastoralists between grazing areas? A) Cyclical movement. B) Migration. C) Trekking. D) Pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration. 9. What challenges did pastoralists face in the deserts of Rajasthan? A) Abundant rainfall. B) Unpredictable rainfall. C) Extreme cold. D) Rich soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unpredictable rainfall. 10. How did the Raikas manage the challenges of desert living? A) By practicing fishing. B) By depending on rainfall for crops. C) By combining cultivation with pastoralism. D) By living in urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By combining cultivation with pastoralism. 11. Pastorals were found in the ..... ? A) Plains. B) Plateaus. C) Mountains. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Which pastoral community of Maharashtra moves between semi-arid and agricultural regions? A) Dhangaras. B) Lost. C) Gujjaras. D) Banjarras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dhangaras. 13. What role did the Dhangar shepherds play during the monsoon in Maharashtra? A) Cultivating crops. B) Grazing flocks. C) Fishing. D) Weaving blankets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grazing flocks. 14. What are the loop-like bends formed by rivers called? A) Meanders. B) Rapids. C) Waterfalls. D) Channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meanders. 15. Which geographical areas in India are commonly inhabited by nomadic pastoralists? A) Coastal regions. B) Plateaus, plains, and deserts. C) Urban areas. D) Rainforests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plateaus, plains, and deserts. 16. What is the significance of the term 'pastoralism'? A) It refers to farming. B) It refers to the herding of animals. C) It refers to hunting. D) It refers to trading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It refers to the herding of animals. 17. Vast meadows in the high mountains are called A) Sadness. B) Thought. C) Bugyal. D) Bayal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bugyal. 18. What is the term for the loop-like bends formed by a river's twists and turns? A) Meanders. B) Rapids. C) Waterfalls. D) Channels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meanders. 19. How did Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir adapt to changing seasons? A) By hibernating. B) By building shelters. C) By migrating between high and low areas. D) By trading with urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By migrating between high and low areas. 20. What role did oral traditions play in pastoral communities? A) Recording weather patterns. B) Sharing stories and dances. C) Providing historical knowledge. D) Demonstrating farming techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Providing historical knowledge. 21. Which agent of erosion is responsible for forming waterfalls? A) Wind. B) Ice. C) Water. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 22. Name two national parks of Kenya ..... A) Maasai mara and Samburu. B) Samburu and Serengeti. C) Maasaimara only. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maasai mara and Samburu. 23. What did the Raikas primarily herd in the Thar desert? A) Goats. B) Camels. C) Cattle. D) Buffaloes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Camels. 24. How did the Dhangars of Maharashtra contribute to agricultural productivity? A) By providing irrigation. B) By trading goods. C) By using their flocks to fertilize fields. D) By cultivating vast fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By using their flocks to fertilize fields. 25. In Rajasthan, how did the Raikas adapt to the region's arid conditions? A) By avoiding movement altogether. B) By practicing agriculture. C) By combining cultivation with pastoralism. D) By engaging in fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By combining cultivation with pastoralism. 26. What did the Raikas of Rajasthan combine with pastoralism due to uncertain rainfall? A) Trading. B) Hunting. C) Fishing. D) Cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cultivation. 27. When was Maasailand cut into half with an international boundary? A) 1886. B) 1884. C) 1885. D) 1880. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1885. 28. How did pastoralists ensure the well-being of their herds during their cyclical movements? A) Set up relationships with farmers. B) Avoided movement altogether. C) Grazed only on high mountains. D) Sought shelter in caves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set up relationships with farmers. 29. What was always short in supply? A) Fodder. B) Tea. C) Fruits. D) Milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fodder. 30. What is the main reason pastoralists move from one area to another? A) To avoid conflicts. B) To search for water and pasture. C) To escape from predators. D) To find better markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To search for water and pasture. 31. Another well known group of Graziers were ..... ? A) Masai. B) Banjarras. C) Lost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Masai. 32. The Maasai herders live in ..... A) South East Africa. B) West Africa. C) East Africa. D) North Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) East Africa. 33. What role did oral traditions play in pastoral groups' identity? A) Preserving recipes. B) Recording weather patterns. C) Sharing songs and dances. D) Providing historical knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Providing historical knowledge. 34. What characterized the movements of Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh in the mountains? A) Their movements were driven by snow. B) They moved between forested and grassy areas. C) They migrated to coastal regions. D) They remained stationary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They moved between forested and grassy areas. 35. The British imposed various restrictions on ..... & ..... A) Fodder and welfare. B) Raiding and warfare. C) Agriculture. D) Fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raiding and warfare. 36. In what ways were the lives of Gujjar Bakarwalas of Jammu and Kashmir similar to that of Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh? A) They both have a similar cycle of seasonal movement. B) They both spend their winters on low hills of shivalik range, grazing their herds in dry scrub forests. C) In April they begin their upward journey again. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 37. Which term describes the historical accounts provided by travellers about pastoral communities? A) Legends. B) Chronicles. C) Encyclopedias. D) Anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdotes. 38. How did Buchanan describe the Gollas during his travels in Mysore? A) They lived in caves. B) They engaged in fishing. C) They were traders. D) They lived near forests and cultivated land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They lived near forests and cultivated land. 39. Nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another because of: A) Seasonal Change. B) In search of pastures. C) To maintain ecological balance. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In search of pastures. 40. What were Dhangar shepherds' primary activities during the monsoon in Maharashtra? A) Cultivating crops. B) Fishing. C) Grazing flocks. D) Weaving blankets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grazing flocks. 41. Which two processes continuously shape the landscape? A) Deposition and tectonics. B) Erosion and weathering. C) Volcanism and sedimentation. D) Melting and freezing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion and weathering. 42. Which group of pastoralists reared camels in Rajasthan? A) Fresh. B) Gujjaras. C) Lost. D) Dhangaras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fresh. 43. The settlement of the Maru pastoral community is called? A) Dhandi. B) Thought. C) Deserts. D) I don't know this. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dhandi. 44. What did the Raikas of Rajasthan combine with pastoralism due to the region's arid conditions? A) Farming. B) Fishing. C) Trading. D) Cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming. 45. In the Himalayas, how do the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir manage their herds during winter and summer? A) They stay in one place year-round. B) They migrate to warmer regions during winter. C) They move between low hills and high mountains seasonally. D) They graze their herds only in the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They move between low hills and high mountains seasonally. 46. What did the British colonial government want to do with grazing lands? A) Expand them for pastoralists. B) Transform them into cultivated farms. C) Leave them untouched. D) Preserve them for wildlife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transform them into cultivated farms. 47. What did Buchanan's account reveal about the Gollas of Mysore? A) They were primarily traders. B) They lived in urban areas. C) They engaged in fishing. D) They lived near forests and cultivated land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They lived near forests and cultivated land. 48. What was the primary focus of the accounts of travellers about pastoral groups? A) Religious practices. B) Historical events. C) Cultural traditions. D) Life and activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Life and activities. 49. Kharif and Rabi crops are also called ..... and ..... respectively. A) Monsoon and wet crop. B) Autumn crop and spring crop. C) Cold crop. D) Wet crop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autumn crop and spring crop. 50. Which of the following communities is known for their seasonal migration in India? A) Bakarwal. B) Lost. C) Masai. D) Cuum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bakarwal. 51. Gujjar Bakarwals are pastoralists beloging to which region? A) Himachal Pradesh. B) Jammu and Kashmir. C) Bihar. D) Madhya pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jammu and Kashmir. 52. In which region did the Raikas combine cultivation with pastoralism due to uncertain rainfall? A) Deserts. B) Plateaus. C) Coastal areas. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deserts. 53. The Gujjar of Jammu and Kashmir are great herder of ..... And ..... A) Cow and Buffalo. B) Goat and sheep. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goat and sheep. 54. What knowledge did the genealogist among the Raikas possess? A) Knowledge of medicine. B) Knowledge of languages. C) Knowledge of history and community identity. D) Knowledge of farming techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knowledge of history and community identity. 55. What did pastoralists need to consider when planning their movements? A) Length of their hair. B) Available shopping centers. C) Weather patterns and news. D) Water, pasture, and timing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water, pasture, and timing. 56. Which regions did the Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh move between seasonally? A) Coastal areas. B) Mountain tops. C) Deserts. D) Valleys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountain tops. 57. Which of the following statements best explains pastoral nomads? A) The people who visit many places for enjoyment. B) The people who do not have a permanent place to live in. C) The herdsmen who move from one place to another looking for pasture for their herd. D) The villagers who move from one place to another. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The herdsmen who move from one place to another looking for pasture for their herd. 58. Gujjar Bakarlaces Ore Off ..... Region. A) Jammu and Kashmir. B) Himachal Pradesh. C) Punjab. D) Uttarakhand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jammu and Kashmir. 59. Dhangar were an important pastoral community of ..... A) Hayana. B) MaharaStrastra,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MaharaStrastra,. 60. What is the significance of oral traditions in pastoral communities? A) They preserve traditional clothing. B) They keep records of economic transactions. C) They help maintain animal herds. D) They provide a sense of identity and history. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They provide a sense of identity and history. Next →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 History Chapter 5 Pastoralists In The Modern World Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books