CHAPTER WISE TEST PAPER

Made by Digraj Singh Rajput

CLASS IX
SOCIAL SCIENCE - HISTORY
CHAPTER - PASTORALISTS IN THE MODERN WORLD

Time Allowed: 1 Hours Maximum Marks: 30

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General Instructions:
I. This question paper is divided into four sections-Section A, B, C and D.
II. All questions are compulsory.
III. Section-A: Question no. 1 to 5 are objective type questions of 1 marks each.
IV. Section-B: Question no. 6 to 8 are defined type questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answer to each
question should not exceed 40 words.
V. Section-C: Question no. 9 to 11 are Short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. The answer to
each question should not exceed 80 words.
VI. Section-D: Question no. 12 and 13 are Long answer type questions, carrying 5 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 120 words.

All the best!!

SECTION-A
Objective Type Questions 1X5=5

1. What is the difference between the annual movement of the Gollas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh from
the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir?

2. Gaddi shepherds belong to which state?

3. The __________________ community lived in the deserts of Rajasthan.

4. Assertion/Reason
Assertion (A) British officials were suspicious of nomadic people.
Reason (R) They trusted mobile craftsmen and traders who hawked their goods in villages, and pastoralists who
changed their places of residence every season, moving in search of good pastures for their herds.
Codes:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
5. Identify the pastoralist.

A. Maasai of Africa
B. Zulu of Africa
C. Somali of Africa
D. Kabbabish of Africa

SECTION-B
Define Type Questions 2X3=6

Write a short note on:

6. Waste Land Rules
7. Bugyals
8. Banjaras

SECTION-C
Short Type Questions 3X3=9

9. Who were the Criminal Tribes and how were they controlled by the British Government?

10. “With the westward movement of the Dhangar community, benefits are added to the farms on the Konkan
coast”? Explain the context.

11. “The Maasai society was divided into two main groups, they possess a great culture as well” In context of
the statement explain the roles and responsibilities of each group’’.

SECTION-D
Long Type Questions 5 X 2 = 10

12. Give reasons to explain why the Maasai community lost their grazing lands.

13. What are the various ways by which pastoralists cope with the changes brought by the colonial government?