Where are the Raikas to be found? Why are they both cultivators and pastoralists?

Where are the Raikas to be found? Why are they both cultivators and pastoralists?

Ans.

(i) The Raikas are to be found in the deserts of Rajasthan, in Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer and Bikaner.

(ii) Rainfall in this region is meagre and uncertain and harvests fluctuated every year.

(iii) Therefore, the Raikas combined cultivation with pastoralism.