1. ----------- are people who do not live in one place but move from one area to another to earn their living.
a) Tribes
b) Nomads
c) Pastoralists
d) Farmers
Answer. b) Nomads are people who do not live in one place but move from one area to another to earn their living.
2. ----------- are people whose occupation is to take care of the livestock.
a) Tribes
b) Nomads
c) Pastoralists
d) Farmers
Answer. c) Pastoralists are people whose occupation is to take care of the livestock
3. ---------- of Jammu and Kashmir are great herders of goats and sheep.
a) Gujjar Bakarwals
b) Gaddi shepherds
c) Dhangars
d) Baigas Tribes
Answer. a) Gujjar Bakarwals
4. Which of the following are mainly belonged to Himachal Pradesh?
a) Gujjar Bakarwals
b) Gaddi shepherds
c) Dhangars
d) Baigas Tribes
Answer. b) Gaddi shepherds
5. A dry forested area below the foothills of Garhwal and Kumaun range is known as?
a) Bhabar
b) Bugyal
c) Terai
d) Valley
Answer. a) Bhabar-A dry forested area below the foothills of Garhwal and Kumaun range
6. Vast meadows in the high mountains of the Himalayas are known as?
a) Bhabar
b) Bugyal
c) Terai
d) Valley
Answer. b) Bugyal
7. -------were an important pastoral community of Maharashtra.
a) Gujjar Bakarwals
b) Gaddi shepherds
c) Dhangars
d) Baigas Tribes
Answer. c) Dhangars;
The Dhangar shepherds stayed in the central plateau of Maharashtra during the monsoon. This was a semi-arid region with low rainfall and poor soil.
8. The autumn crop, usually harvested between September and October is known as?
a) Kharif
b) Rabi
c) Zaid
d) Stubble
Answer. a) Kharif
9. The spring crop, usually harvested after March is known as?
a) Kharif
b) Rabi
c) Zaid
d) Stubble
Answer. b) Rabi
10. Lower ends of grain stalks left in the ground after harvesting?
a) Kharif
b) Rabi
c) Raikas
d) Stubble
Answer. d) Stubble
11. Match the following
List I ( Tribe)
A. Raikas
B. Maldharis
C. Gaddis
D. Monpas
List II ( Region)
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Rajasthan
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 1 4 3
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 4 3 1 2
Answer. c) 4 3 2 1
12. Dhangars were an important pastoral community of
a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer. a) Maharashtra
13. Who was the deputy Conservator of forests at Darjeeling in 1913?
a) H S Gibson
b) Robert Coote
c) Macaulay
d) De Brett
Answer. a) H S Gibson
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