Which of the following community practices transhumance?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Gaddis
The Gaddis of the Himalayas practise transhumance: they move with their animals between the plains and the mountain pastures with the seasons.
NCERT (2026-27): “Movement in search of pastures is undertaken either over vast horizontal distances or vertically from one elevation to another in the mountainous regions. The process of migration from plain areas to pastures on mountains during summers and again from mountain pastures to plain areas during winters is known as transhumance. In mountain regions, such as Himalayas, Gujjars, Bakarwals, Gaddis and Bhotiyas migrate from plains to the mountains in summers and to the plains from the high altitude pastures in winters.” |