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Dhangars, numbering about 467,000 in the early twentieth century, were pastoralists of:

AKarnataka
BRajasthan
CPunjab state
DMaharashtra
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Maharashtra
1. Most were shepherds and some blanket weavers. 2. The Dhangars belong to Maharashtra. 3. They moved from the plateau to the Konkan in October. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World I, Chapter 5, Pastoralists in the Modern World._
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