Kalangs of Java

Q. The were known for their expertise in shifting cultivation and forest cutting skills.

1. Korowais
2. Kalangs
3. Bastar
4. Bajaus

Q. Based on the statements given below, select the most suitable option.
Statement 1: The Kalangs of Java were renowned only for their forest cutting skills.
Statement 2: The Kalangs readily agreed to work with the Dutch as they gave more money compared to others.

1. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
2. Only statement 1 is correct.
3. Only statement 2 is correct.
4. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

Q. What is Java famous for?

Q. Which of the following is not true regarding the Dutch administration in Indonesia?

1. The Dutch introduced the blandongdiensten system to collect rent from villagers having cultivable lands.
2. The Dutch were interested in utilising Javanese timber for building ships and railways.
3. The Dutch punished the natives for grazing cattle, transporting wood without a permit, or travelling on forest roads with horse carts or cattle.
4. The Dutch wanted to control the territories of Indonesia and enacted stringent forest laws.

Q. What was the system of 'blandongdiensten'?

1. A system of education
2. Industrialisation
3. First imposition of rent on land and then exemption
4. None of the above

Q. Assertion (A): The blandongdiensten system was exploitative.
Reason (R): The Dutch paid wages for labour instead.

1. Both A and R are incorrect.
2. A is correct and R is incorrect
3. A is incorrect and R is correct.
4. Both A and R are correct.

Q. Kalangs of Java were a community of ________.

1. woodcutters
2. farmers
3. criminal tribes
4. hunters

Q. The Dutch introduced the system to tackle the building of sleepers.

1. Blandongdiensten
2. Zamindari
3. Ryotwari
4. Muria

Q. The Kalangs were known for their skills in ______.

1. Forest cutting
2. Giving training to forest cutting
3. Fluent speaking
4. Farming