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Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

How did the life of the Pastoralist's changed under the colonial rule?

  1. Their grazing grounds shrank

  2. Their movement were regulated

  3. They had to pay increased revenue

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Large areas of forest were cleared for tea, rubber and coffee plantation. They also cleared the forest for timber. Moreover, the forests were also enclosed for commercial purposes. This led to wide scale deforestation and loss of livelihood for people who depended upon forest resources. For the pastoral communities it meant shrinking of grazing grounds for their cattle. Some of them were labelled as criminal tribes and were forced to work in factorie, mines and plantation.

Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

'Once you cultivate land, it is no longer suitable for grazing.' Which African pastrol tribe of Africa thought crop farming a crime against nature

  1. Boran

  2. Maasai

  3. Bedouins

  4. Turkana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
The Maasai pastoral tribes thought of farming as a crime against nature as cultivated land is no longer suitable for grazing.

Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

Waste land Rules were enacted by the colonial officials in order to _________.

  1. Harass the pastoralists of Indian

  2. Uplift the condition of the Indian pastoralists

  3. Turn the uncultivated lands into cultivable lands

  4. Turn cultivable lands into forests
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Colonial officials viewed uncultivated land as unproductive. Waste Land Rules were designed to bring such land under cultivation to increase land revenue.

Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

The word 'Maasai' is derived from the word Maa. Maa-sai which means ______.

  1. My people

  2. Mother and people

  3. Their people

  4. Tribal people
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The term 'Maasai' comes from 'Maa', which refers to the language, and 'sai', which translates to 'my people' in their cultural context.

Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

What percentage of the grazing lands did Maasai lose when European imperial powers divided Africa into different colonies?

  1. $50$%
  2. $49$%
  3. $80$%
  4. $60$%
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Historical records indicate that the Maasai lost approximately 60 percent of their traditional grazing lands due to colonial land partitioning and the creation of reserves.

Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

Why did the colonial government introduce the Grazing Tax in the mid $19th$ century?

  1. To expand its revenue

  2. To ban cattle herder from entering grazing tracts

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Grazing Tax was introduced to increase colonial revenue and to control the movement of pastoralists by restricting their access to grazing tracts.