Use of Forests During Colonial Rule

Q. Why are forests affected by wars?

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. Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover in the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6 million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the following factors in this decline:
1. Railways

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. 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. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding the use of forests during the colonial rule in India?

1. Decrease in timber trade
2. Auctions for selling timber contracts
3. Increase in deforestation
4. Increase in total forest area

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.

Q. How many forests act were passed by the British government

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. Adivasis used the forests only for sustenance and not for profits.
3. The British established and expanded the railway network in India.
4. Adivasis cut only old trees.

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

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

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding the use of forests during the colonial rule in India?

1. Decrease in timber trade
2. Auctions for selling timber contracts
3. Increase in deforestation
4. Increase in total forest area

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

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