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 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 History Chapter 5 Pastoralists In The Modern World Quiz 2 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did the Raikas do during Rajasthan's monsoons? A) Stayed indoors. B) Migrated to colder regions. C) Stayed in their home villages. D) Sought shelter in caves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stayed in their home villages. 2. What did the Gollas in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh primarily rear? A) Camels. B) Cattle. C) Sheep and goats. D) Elephants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sheep and goats. 3. Which act restricted the movements of pastoralists in forests? A) Waste Land Rules. B) Forest Acts. C) Criminal Tribes Act. D) Grazing Tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forest Acts. 4. How do nomadic pastoralists earn their living? A) By fishing. B) By hunting. C) By farming. D) By herding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By herding. 5. Bhabar lies below the foothills of ..... and ..... A) Garhwal and Kumaon. B) Garhwal and Shiwalik. C) Kumaon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garhwal and Kumaon. 6. Gaddi Shepherd belongs to which area? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) J&K. C) Himachal Pradesh. D) MaharaStrastra,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himachal Pradesh. 7. The chiefs were appointed by ..... A) Colonial Government. B) Maasai Group. C) Java community. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colonial Government. 8. The colonial state wanted to transform all grazing lands into ..... ? A) Cultivated farms. B) Pasture farms. C) Forest. D) Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultivated farms. 9. What are Bugyals? A) They are wastelands. B) Pastures in the mountain foot areas. C) Pastures above 12000 feet high mountains. D) They are deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pastures above 12000 feet high mountains. 10. In which geographical regions were the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir herders found? A) Deserts. B) Coastal areas. C) Plateaus. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mountains. 11. The cyclical movement of pastoralists between the ..... with covered snow and ..... range in the lower hills were operated in mountains? A) High mountains and Shivalik. B) Low mountains and Purvanchal. C) Low and high mountains. D) Only high mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High mountains and Shivalik. 12. From where to where did the Dhangars migrate on the onset of monsoon? A) Central Plateau of Maharashtra to Andhra Pradesh. B) Central Plateau of Maharashtra to Konkan. C) Konkan to Central Plateau of Maharashtra. D) Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Konkan to Central Plateau of Maharashtra. 13. ..... was a flourishing agricultural track with high rainfall and rich soil. A) Konkan region. B) Gujarat region. C) Maharashtra region. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Konkan region. 14. What was the impact of the Criminal Tribes Act on pastoralists? A) It provided them with land. B) It allowed them more freedom. C) It improved their trade. D) It classified them as criminal by nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It classified them as criminal by nature. 15. How did colonial rule affect the lives of pastoralists? A) It improved their grazing lands. B) It restricted their movements and increased taxes. C) It allowed them to settle permanently. D) It provided them with better resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It restricted their movements and increased taxes. 16. White settlers and Europeans saw pastoralists as ..... A) Only dangerous. B) Harmless. C) Dangerous and savage. D) Harmless and helping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangerous and savage. 17. What landform is created when a river's meander loop is cut off? A) Levee. B) Canyon. C) Floodplain. D) Ox-bow lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ox-bow lake. 18. What is a 'Bugyal'? A) A dry forest. B) A vast meadow in the high mountains. C) A type of food. D) A type of animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A vast meadow in the high mountains. 19. Which community is known for herding goats and sheep in Jammu and Kashmir? A) Raika. B) Bakarwal. C) Dhangar. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bakarwal. 20. How did the Maru Raikas differ from other Raika groups? A) They engaged in trade. B) They practiced agriculture. C) They lived in urban areas. D) They herded camels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They herded camels. 21. What is a 'kafila' in the context of pastoralists? A) A type of animal. B) A group of households traveling together. C) A type of food. D) A grazing ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of households traveling together. 22. Which pastoral community was known for rearing camels in Rajasthan? A) Lost. B) Dhangaras. C) Gujjaras. D) Fresh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fresh. 23. Which of the following is a characteristic of the Gaddi shepherds? A) They migrate to high meadows in summer. B) They only cultivate crops. C) They live in the plains. D) They do not herd animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They migrate to high meadows in summer. 24. A dry forested area below the foothills of garhwal and kumaun ..... A) Thought. B) Bugyal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thought. 25. What did the Dhangars primarily herd? A) Buffaloes. B) Goats and sheep. C) Camels. D) Cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goats and sheep. 26. Where was the camels of Raikas are grazed? A) Jaisalmer. B) Thar Desert. C) Jodhpur. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thar Desert. 27. The autumn crop usually harvested between September and October A) Kharif. B) Rabi. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kharif. 28. Which pastoral community of Maharashtra moved westward during the year, shifting between semi-arid and agricultural regions? A) Dhangaras. B) Lost. C) Banjarras. D) Gujjaras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dhangaras. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 History Chapter 5 Pastoralists In The Modern World Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books