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1. Why were the Maasai confined to small reserves?
A. To promote peace
B. To restrict their mobility
C. To train them
D. To increase trade
2. What happened to Maasai cattle during droughts?
A. They were sold to British
B. They died in large numbers
C. They migrated to towns
D. They were exported
3. What year did the Maasai lose half their cattle due to drought?
A. 1910
B. 1920
C. 1933–1934
D. 1945–1946
4. Maasai society was divided into which two main groups?
A. Rich and Poor
B. Farmers and Traders
C. Elders and Warriors
D. Chiefs and Workers
5. What did the elders in Maasai society do?
A. Hunted animals
B. Managed community affairs
C. Collected taxes
D. Worked as labourers
6. What was the main responsibility of warriors?
A. Managing farms
B. Herding cattle
C. Protecting the community
D. Teaching children
7. Who appointed chiefs among the Maasai?
A. Elders
B. Colonial British government
C. Warriors
D. Traders
8. What type of income helped chiefs survive drought?
A. Only trade income
B. Pastoral and non-pastoral income
C. Government salaries only
D. Donations
9. What happened to poor pastoralists during famine?
A. Became wealthy
B. Lost everything
C. Moved abroad
D. Became officials
10. What new distinction developed in Maasai society under colonial rule?
A. Educated and uneducated
B. Wealthy and poor pastoralists
C. Old and young
D. Traders and farmers
11. What did some poor Maasai become after losing livestock?
A. Priests
B. Charcoal burners or labourers
C. Politicians
D. Soldiers
12. What do environmentalists today believe about pastoralism?
A. It is outdated
B. It is wasteful
C. It is ecologically viable
D. It should be banned
13. What did pastoralists do when pastures disappeared?
A. Left herding
B. Found new routes and adjusted
C. Became traders only
D. Stopped moving
14. What is the main theme of this chapter?
A. Growth of industries
B. Life of nomadic herders and impact of colonialism
C. British rule in India
D. Agriculture in Europe
15. What lesson does the chapter convey about pastoralists?
A. They belong to the past
B. They are unimportant
C. They adapt and survive in modern times
D. They cannot exist today
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