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Forest Society and Colonialism (Class - IX)

Forest Society and Colonialism

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following years did the 'Indian Forest Act' come into being?

  1. 1865
  2. 1864
  3. 1906
  4. 1910
  5. 1770
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The British directly encouraged the production of commercial crops due to their demand in Europe. Which of the following is not a commercial crop?

  1. Jute
  2. Cotton
  3. Rubber
  4. Opium
  5. Wheat
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following started a movement against the state ownership of forests?

  1. Dietrich Brandis
  2. Surontiko Samin
  3. Gunda Dhur
  4. George Yule
  5. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Forests were considered unproductive in the early nineteenth century by the colonial state. Which of the following was the reason?

  1. Forests were unable to supply the raw materials for industrial production.
  2. Forests were not fit for inhibition.
  3. Forests did not yield revenue to enhance the income of the state.
  4. Forests had an overgrowth of wild trees in an unplanned manner.
  5. Forests were full of wild animals.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Due to which of the following reasons did the demand for commercial crops increase in the nineteenth-century Europe?

a. Foodgrains were required to feed the growing urban population.
b. Raw material was required for industrial production.
c. Trading in foodgrains was becoming a very lucrative business.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up at Dehradun. Which of the following systems was being taught there?

  1. Scientific fishery
  2. Scientific forestry
  3. Scientific plantation
  4. Scientific irrigation
  5. Scientific farming
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. For colonial trade and for the movement of imperial troops, railways were essential.
b. The disappearance of oak forests in England created problems for timber supply for the Royal Navy.
c. Gunda Dhur, a German expert, set up the Indian Forest Service and helped formulate the Indian Forest Act.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After the amendment of the Forest Act in 1878, for house building or fuel, villagers could take wood from which of the following forests?

a. Reserved forests
b. Protected forests
c. Village forests

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following decisions was taken by the Forest Act, 1878?

  1. Forests were to be cleared of all wild trees.
  2. In forests, only one type of trees were to be planted.
  3. Forests were to be cleared for using land in agriculture.
  4. Forests were to be divided into three categories.
  5. In forests, trees were to be planted in straight rows.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a local term for swidden agriculture in India?

  1. Lading
  2. Milpa
  3. Tavy
  4. Bewar
  5. Chena
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

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Forest communities Places of living
a. Korava 1. Jharkhand
b. Gonds 2. Chhattisgarh
c. Santhals 3. Madras Presidency
  1. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  2. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  3. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  4. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following trees was used by the Mundurucu people of the Brazilian Amazon to collect latex?

  1. Palm
  2. Rubber
  3. Cocunut
  4. Eucalyptus
  5. Deodar
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Parts of forests are cut and burnt in shifting cultivation.
b. The Forest Department preferred trees like sal and teak that were suitable for building ships and railways.
c. Shifting cultivation made it easier for the government to calculate taxes.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:
a. The thorny bark of the semur 1. It can be stitched together to make disposable plates and cups.
b. The siadi creeper 2. It is used to grate vegetables.
c. The leaves of trees 3. It is used to make ropes.
  1. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  2. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  3. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  4. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  5. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following were a community of skilled forest cutters and shifting cultivators of Java?

  1. The Kalangs
  2. The Gonds
  3. The Korava
  4. The Oraons
  5. The Mundurucu
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

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Names of leaders Places where they belonged to
a. Siddhu and Kanu 1. Chhotanagpur
b. Birsa Munda 2. Andhra Pradesh
c. Alluri Sitarama Raju 3. Santhal Parganas
  1. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  2. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  3. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  4. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
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