Use of Forests During Colonial Rule

Q. The British government set up a Forest Department in _______.

1. 1888
2. 1854
3. 1859
4. 1864

Q. Assertion [A]: The British planted trees like teak and pine, instead of trees like mango, mahua or neem trees.

Reason [R]: The British decided to plant trees which were beneficial for the timber trade and not the common people.

1. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].
2. [A] and [R] are false.
3. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
4. [A] is true but [R] is false.

Q. Select a statement from the following that highlights the primary reason why was there a change in the use of forests before and during British colonial rule?

1. The British cut down forests on a large scale.
2. The British established and expanded the railway network in India.
3. Adivasis cut only old trees.
4. Adivasis used the forests only for sustenance and not for profits.

Q. Which of the following was used to hold railway tracks together?

1. Sleepers
2. Iron ingots
3. Ballasts
4. Iron rods

Q. Assertion [A]: The British planted trees like teak and pine, instead of trees like mango, mahua or neem trees.

Reason [R]: The British decided to plant trees which were beneficial for the timber trade and not the common people.

1. [A] and [R] are false.
2. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
3. [A] is true but [R] is false.
4. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].

Q. The British government set up a Forest Department in 1864 in India, to conserve forests on a large scale.

1. True
2. False

Q. Select a statement from the following that highlights the primary reason why was there a change in the use of forests before and during British colonial rule?

1. The British cut down forests on a large scale.
2. The British established and expanded the railway network in India.
3. Adivasis used the forests only for sustenance and not for profits.
4. Adivasis cut only old trees.

Q. The British government set up a Forest Department in 1864 in India, to conserve forests on a large scale.

1. True
2. False

Q. Why did the British government conduct auctions?

1. To sell contracts to farm on cleared forest land.
2. To sell contracts on laying of railway networks.
3. To sell contracts for cutting down trees in forests.
4. To sell contracts to survey forest resources.