Which were the important pastoral community of Maharashtra.
Important Questions on Pastoralists in the Modern World
On what thing, tax was not imposed by the colonial government?
Match Column A with Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Gujjar Bakarwals | A. Himachal Pradesh |
| 2. Gaddi Shepherds | B. Jammu and Kashmir |
| 3. Raikas | C. Maharashtra |
| 4. Dhangars | D. Rajasthan |
Identify the pastoralist community with the help of the clues given.
| Clue |
| Found in the villages of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. |
| Move long distances in search of good pasture land for their cattle |
| Sell plough cattle and other goods to villagers in exchange for grain and fodder. |
What name was declared by the Forest Acts for forests which produced commercially valuable timber like deodar or sal?
Identify the pastoralist community with the help of the clues given.
| Clues |
|
Come down to the dry forests of the bhabar in the winter and go up to the bugyals in summer. |
| They came from Jammu on search of good pastures. |
Identify the pastoralist community with the help of the clues given.
|
Clues |
| They live in deserts of Rajasthan. |
| They combined cultivation with pastoralism. |
| By October, they moved out in search of other pastures and water and returned again during the next monsoon. |
Identify the pastoralist community with the help of the clues given
(i) They spend winter in the low hills of Siwalik range and summer in Lahul and Spiti.
(ii) By September they began their return movement and stop in the villages of Lahul and Spiti, reaping their summer harvest and sowing their winter crop.
(iii) They descended with their flock to their winter grazing ground on the Siwalik hills.
Identify the pastoralist community with the help of the clues given
| Clues |
| Shepherds stay in the central plateau of Maharashtra during the monsoon to grow Bajra. |
| Harvest their bajra by October and move west. |
| They were welcomed by Konkani peasants. |
| Leave Konkan and the coastal areas with the onset of monsoons. |
