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

Whom we can call a politically aware citizen?

  1. One who is always alert about protecting his rights.

  2. One who performs his duties on his own initiative.

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rights and duties are like the two sides of a coin. A politically aware and responsible citizen should value both rights and duties equally. So both A and B are correct. 

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

What is the biggest strength of any citizen?

  1. Cultural right

  2. Voting right

  3. Social right

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

The voting right is the primary tool through which citizens exercise their power to influence government and policy, making it their biggest strength in a democracy.

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

Which of the following are the characteristics of an alert voter?

  1. Voting for capable candidates.

  2. Not choosing their candidates based on relations, caste, and religion.

  3. Always keeping the welfare of nation in mind at the time of voting.

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

An alert voter considers the candidate's capability and the nation's welfare rather than being swayed by narrow interests like caste or religion.

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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.