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Which of the following decision was taken by the Forest Act 1878?

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  1. All forests were to be brought under the control of the Forest Department.

  2. Forests were to be divided into three categories.

  3. Forests were to be cleared for cultivation.

  4. People's entry to all types of forests was to be restricted.

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The 1878 Act divided forests into three categories: reserved, protected and village forests. The best forests were called ‘reserved forests’. Villagers could not take anything from these forests, even for their own use. For house building or fuel, they could take wood from protected or village forests.

Which new trade was created due to the introduction of new forest laws?

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  1. Cultivation

  2. Collecting latex from wild rubber trees

  3. Hunting

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

With the growing demand for rubber in the mid-nineteenth  century, the Mundurucu peoples of the Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high ground and cultivated manioc, began to collect latex from wild rubber trees for supplying  to traders. Gradually, they descended to live in trading posts and became completely dependent on traders.

Across India, from Mizoram to Kerala, many forests thrived because

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  1. Government restricted cutting-of trees

  2. Villages protected forests as sacred groves

  3. Local residents resisted cutting of forests

  4. Forest with dangerous animals survived as no one dared to enter these forests

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 In many cases, across India, from Mizoram to Kerala, dense forests have survived only because villages protected them in sacred groves known as sarnas, devarakudu, kan, rai, etc. 

What per cent of the world's total area cleared between $1700$ and $1995$ for industrial uses, cultivation, pastures and fuel wood?

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  1. $8.5$ per cent

  2. $9.3$ per cent

  3. $11.8$ per cent

  4. $10.3$ per cent

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Diversity in forests has been disappearing very quickly. Disappearance of forests is called deforestation. The process of deforestation began many centuries ago, but became more systematic and extensive during the colonial period.

Which of the following term is not associated with shifting agriculture in India?

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  1. Penda

  2. Bewar

  3. Jhum

  4. Ladang

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Shifting cultivation is a traditional practice of agriculture prevalent in various parts of Asia, Africa and South-America. It is known as ladang in south-east Asia, milpa in Central America, Chitemene or tavy in Africa and Chena in Sri Lanka. In India it has different local names like dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, Jhum, podu.