28 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Forest Society and Colonialism

1. 500 different plant species can be found in one forest patch in

(a) Eastern Ghats

(b) Amazon

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(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) North American plains

2. Industrialisation resulted in loss of what % of forests?

(a) 9.3%

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(b) 3.9%

(c) 19.3%

(d) 13.9%

3. Deforestation refers to

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(a) planting of trees

(b) cultivation of crops

(c) disappearance of forests

(d) depletion of forests

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4. Colonial state regarded forests as

(a) no man’s land

(b) unproductive and wilderness

(c) source of revenue

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(d) sign of balanced eco-system

5. Why did colonists need durable timber?

(a) To build ships for the Royal Navy

(b) To construct bridges

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(c) For furniture

(d) To build beautiful homes

6. Each mile of railway track required

(a) between 1670-2200 sleepers

(b) 3 to 5 sleepers

(c) 1760-2000 sleepers

(d) 35,000 trees

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

(a) Wood was used to make railway sleepers

(b) ‘Scorched earth’ policy of imperial troops

(c) Indiscriminate exploitation by tribals

(d) Indiscriminate cutting of trees by contractors

8. Which of the’ following was the factor in development of timber plantations?

(a) Natural forests were left untouched

(b) Lands used for cultivation of food crops were converted into timber plantations

(c) Natural forests were cleared to make way

(d) Tribals were encouraged to settle in forest villages

9. Which of the following was not a feature of ‘scientific forestry’?

(a) Natural forests were cut down

(b) One type of trees were planted in rows

(c) Area cut was replanted

(d) Forest officials did not survey and estimate the area

10. Forests were categorised by the Forest Act of

(a) 1865

(b) 1906

(c) 1927

(d) 1878

11. The best forests were

(a) protected forests

(b) village forests

(c) state forests

(d) reserved forests

12. Imperial Forest Reserve Institute was set up in

(a) Dehradun

(b) Mussourie

(c) Bangalore

(d) Simla Bangalore

13. Which of the following is not a feature of shifting cultivation?

(a) Parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation

(b) Seeds are sown in the ashes

(c) Plots cleared are cultivated for a few years and then left follow

(d) Single crop is grown on these plots

14. Which of the following species of trees were suited for building ships and railways?

(a) Sal and Semur

(b) Teak and Mahogany

(c) Rosewood and Sal

(d) Teak and Sal

15. Local name for Swidden Agriculture in India

(a) Milpa

(b) Lading

(c) Kumri

(d) Chena

16. In which parts is Swidden agriculture practised?

(a) Asia, Africa and S. America

(b) Asia, S. America and Thailand

(c) Asia, Africa and China

(d) Asia, S. America and Europe

17. What was not a factor in discouragement of shifting agriculture?

(a) Land so used could not grow timber

(b) It made it harder for government to calculate taxes

(c) Many local communities were displaced

(d) There was danger of flames spreading

18. Which of the following was true under colonial rule?

(а) Forest people retained customary right of hunt

(b) Scale of hunting decreased

(c) Scale of hunting increased

(d) Killing of large animals was discouraged

19. Who among the following was leader of rebel foresters in Andhra Pradesh?

(a) Birsa Munda

(b) Siddhu

(c) Kanu

(d) Alluri Sita Ram Raju

20. Bastar people believe each village was given land by

(a) the British

(b) the Gods

(c) the Earth

(d) the Chief

21. Birsa Munda belonged to

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Konker

(d) Chhotanagpur

22. Which of the following was not a feature of blandongdiensten system?

(a) Rent exemption

(b) Free labour and buffaloes for cutting forests

(c) Right to cultivate forest land

(d) Free labour for transportation

23. Fee paid by people from one village to another

(a) grazing tax

(b) rent

(c) devsari

(d) mand

24. Which of the following was not a method adopted by Saminists?

(a) Lying down on the land

(b) Refusing to pay taxes and fines

(c) Refusing to perform labour

(d) Flogging the Dutch

25. Which of the following is a new development in forestry?

(a) Conservation of forests

(b) Collecting timber

(c) Scientific forestry

(d) Keeping communities away from forests

26. Which among the following is the main reason for survival of some dense forests in India?

(a) Conservationists

(b) Environmentalists

(c) Scientific forestry

(d) Villages protected them as sacred grooves

27. Sacred grooves are known as

(a) sarnas, kan, rai, devarakudu

(b) dhya, penda, bewar

(c) nevad, jhum, podu

(d) siadi, semur, Chena tavi,

28. The scorched earth followed by policy was

(a) Japanese in Java

(b) British in India

(c) French in Vietnam

(d) Dutch in Java

Answers:

1.

(b)

2. (a)

3. (c)

4. (b)

5.

(a)

6.

(c)

7. (d)

8. (c)

9. (d)

10.

(d)

11.

(d)

12. (a)

13. (d)

14. (d)

15.

(c)

16.

(a)

17. (c)

18. (c)

19. (d)

20.

(c)

21.

(d)

22. (c)

23. (c)

24. (d)

25.

(a)

26.

(d)

27. (a)

28. (d).