AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA

SOCIAL SCIENCE, CLASS- IX(2022-23)

WORKSHEET
PASTORALISM IN THE MODERN WORLD
MLP
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (1 MARKER)
Q1. Why were the British officials suspicious of the nomadic people? Give one reason. (1)
Q2. Name the cattle, goat and sheep herders found in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. (1)
Q3. Why were some forests classified as ‘protected’? (1)
(a) In these the customary grazing rights of pastorals were granted but their movements were
severely restricted.
(b) The colonial officials believed that grazing destroyed the saplings and young shoots of
trees that germinated on the forest floor.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Q4. Which of the following statements best explains pastoralist nomads? (1)
(a) The villagers who move from one place to another
(b) The people who do not have a permanent place to live in
(c) The herdsmen who move from one place to another looking for pasture for their herd
(d) The people who visit many places for enjoyment
Q5. The Maasai’s are cattle herders of:
a) East Africa
b) South Africa
c) India
d) China
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (3 MARKERS)
Q6. What happened to the animal’s stock when pasture lands were turned into
cultivated lands? (3)
Q7. Name the pastoral communities of Africa. Where are they found? What are their
occupations? (3)
Q8.  Describe the seasonal movement of Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh. (3)
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (5 MARKER)
Q9. What lifestyle did the Dhangars-the pastoral community of Maharashtra- follow? (5)
Q10. Explain laws which were introduced by the colonial government in India, which
changed the lives of pastoralists. (5)