Question

Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are great herders of
A) Horse and cow
B) Deer and bear
C) Goat and sheep
D) Horse and buffalo
E) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: They are mostly-Muslim nomadic tribe based in the Pir Panjal and Himalayan mountains of South Asia. Traditionally, and even mostly they are goat herds and shepherds. They live in the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan.

Complete answer:
Option A) Horse and cow – is an incorrect answer because the Gujjar bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are not great herders of Horse and cow. Thus, it is incorrect here.
Option B) Deer and bear – is an incorrect answer because the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are not great herders of Deer and bear. Thus, it is incorrect here.
Option C) Goat and Sheep – is a correct answer because the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are great herders of goat and sheep. In the nineteenth century, Many of them moved to this area to look for pastures for their livestock.
Option D) Horse and buffalo – is an incorrect answer because the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are not great herders of Horse and buffalo. Thus, it is incorrect here.
Option E) None of these – is an incorrect answer because the correct answer is Goat and Sheep.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Note:
i) Domestic goats are subspecies of aegagrus domesticated from wild goats in Southwest Asian and Eastern Europe.
ii) Sheep are ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock.
iii) Sheep and goats are closely related as both are in the same subfamily.