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Why did the colonial government try to settle mobile pastoralists?

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Correct answer: Because taxation and surveillance were easier over settled people

The colonial government preferred people who lived in one fixed place. Mobile pastoralists moved with their animals in search of water and fresh grass, so officials found them difficult to count, tax, register, and supervise. The government therefore tried to settle them permanently. This policy was not mainly meant to improve pastoralists’ lives; it served the administrative needs of colonial rule.

Option A is correct because settled communities could be watched and taxed more easily. Fixed villages made it simpler for officials to maintain records, collect revenue, and control movement. Options B, C, and D do not explain the policy: sea travel was unrelated, an increase in pastures was not the reason, and animals had considerable economic value.

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Settlement PolicyMobile PastoralistsColonial Control

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