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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