The Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir

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What do the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir primarily herd?

  • Pigs and chickens
  • Camels and horses
  • Cows and buffaloes
  • Goat and sheep (correct)

Where did the Gujjar Bakarwals live with their herds in winter?

  • High mountains covered with snow
  • Valley of Kashmir
  • Low hills of the Siwalik range (correct)
  • Pir Panjal passes

What did the Bakarwals do with the onset of summer?

  • Migrated to a different region
  • Began their northern march for their summer grazing grounds (correct)
  • Moved to the Pir Panjal passes
  • Stayed in the low hills of the Siwalik range

What did the mountainsides look like with the onset of summer?

<p>Lush green with variety of grasses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Bakarwals begin their downward journey back to their winter base?

<p>End of September (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What prompted the migration of the Gujjar Bakarwals to Jammu and Kashmir in the nineteenth century?

<p>In search of pastures for their animals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the group of households that comes together for the annual northern march of the Bakarwals?

<p>Kafila.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the dry scrub forests in the low hills of the Siwalik range provide for the Bakarwals' herds in winter?

<p>Pasture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Bakarwals find in the valley of Kashmir with the onset of summer?

<p>Lush green mountainsides with a variety of grasses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the herds of the Bakarwals do when the high mountains were covered with snow?

<p>Grazed in the low hills.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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