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Multiple choice history impact of colonisation in india deforestation and rise of commercial forestry impact of colonisation on forests forest society and colonialism

Forest department in India was set up in _____.

  1. 1865

  2. 1864

  3. 1854

  4. 1884
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India was one of the first countries in the world to introduce scientific forest management. In 1864, the British Raj established the Imperial Forest Department. In 1864 Dr Dietrich Brandis, a German forest officer, was appointed Inspector General of Forests.

Multiple choice history impact of colonisation in india deforestation and rise of commercial forestry impact of colonisation on forests forest society and colonialism

Which of the following was the reason for forests disappearing near railway tracks?

  1. Wood was used to make railway sleepers.

  2. 'Scorched earth' policy of imperial troops

  3. Indiscriminate exploitation by tribals

  4. Indiscriminate cutting of trees by contractors
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

As the railway tracks spread through India, a larger and larger number of trees were felled. The government gave out contracts to individuals to supply the required quantities. These contractors began cutting trees indiscriminately. Forests around the railway tracks fast started disappearing.

Multiple choice history impact of colonisation in india deforestation and rise of commercial forestry impact of colonisation on forests forest society and colonialism

Why were some forests classified as "protected"?

  1. In these, the customary grazing rights of pastorals were granted but their movements were severely restricted.

  2. The colonial officials believed that grazing destroyed the saplings and young shoots of trees that germinated on the forest floor.

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

A protected forest is a forest with some amount of legal or constitutional protection, or where the habitat and resident species are legally accorded protection from further depletion. Protected forests of India were introduced in the Indian Forest Act, 1927 in British India and were retained after Indian independence.

Multiple choice history impact of colonisation in india deforestation and rise of commercial forestry impact of colonisation on forests forest society and colonialism

The railway network expanded rapidly in India from:

  1. 1860's

  2. 1870's

  3. 1880's

  4. 1890's
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The railway network started expanding rapidly during the second half of the 19th century. By 1890, the length of the railway track was about 25,500 km. It touched the figure of 7,65,000 km in 1946.

Multiple choice history impact of colonisation in india deforestation and rise of commercial forestry impact of colonisation on forests forest society and colonialism

Forests consisting of which type of trees were preferred by the Forest Department?

  1. Forests having trees which provide fuel, fodder and leaves

  2. Forests having soft wood

  3. Forests having trees suitable for building ships and railways

  4. Forests that were useful to the common people
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Forests having trees suitable for building ships and railways were preferred by the Forest Department. The wood for these sleepers was cut from the forests in the Himalayan and Terai regions. Wood was also cut and sold in huge quantities for buildings, mines and ships. This work was done by workers hired by timber traders and forest contractors.

Multiple choice history impact of colonisation in india deforestation and rise of commercial forestry impact of colonisation on forests forest society and colonialism

Shifting agriculture is also known as ______ in India.

  1. Jhumming

  2. Milpa

  3. Roca

  4. Ladang
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot.

Multiple choice history impact of colonisation in india deforestation and rise of commercial forestry impact of colonisation on forests forest society and colonialism

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

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.