Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Which of the following communities is a pastoralist group from Rajasthan?
A) Gaddis
B) Dhangars
C) Raikas
D) Gujjars
Answer: ✅ C) Raikas
2. The Criminal Tribes Act was passed by the British in which year?
A) 1861
B) 1871
C) 1881
D) 1891
Answer: ✅ B) 1871
3. What was ‘blandongdiensten’ in colonial Java?
A) A grazing tax
B) A forest act
C) A system of forced labor
D) A type of farming
Answer: ✅ C) A system of forced labor
4. The Dhangars are pastoralists from which Indian state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Punjab
Answer: ✅ C) Maharashtra
5. What was the main occupation of the Maasai tribe in Africa?
A) Fishing
B) Cattle herding
C) Weaving
D) Farming
Answer: ✅ B) Cattle herding
6. Why did the British introduce grazing tax?
A) To stop overgrazing
B) To control livestock movement
C) To earn revenue and regulate pastoralists
D) To promote dairy farming
Answer: ✅ C) To earn revenue and regulate pastoralists
7. Reserved forests were created to:
A) Provide land to farmers
B) Grow crops
C) Produce timber for British needs
D) Allow tribal farming
Answer: ✅ C) Produce timber for British needs
8. The Raikas herded which of the following animals?
A) Sheep and goats
B) Camels and sheep
C) Cows and buffaloes
D) Horses and donkeys
Answer: ✅ B) Camels and sheep
9. Which tribe moved between high and low mountains in Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Sherpas
B) Bhutias
C) Gujjars-Bakarwals
D) Banjaras
Answer: ✅ C) Gujjars-Bakarwals
10. What happened to traditional grazing lands during British rule?
A) They were increased
B) They were protected
C) They were converted into farms and forests
D) They were given back to pastoralists
Answer: ✅ C) They were converted into farms and forests