Effect of Colonial Rule on Resources

Q. Why did colonial rulers clear out the forests in India?

1. They needed timber supply to build their ships in Britain.
2. They needed timber to build railway sleepers and railway lines.
3. They cleared out forests to make way for tea plantations.
4. They wanted to conserve the forests and protect the Indian forest dwellers.

Q. What is an enrichment plantation?

1. The practice of clearing out forests to grow a single commercially valuable species.
2. The practice of growing a single commercially valuable species on an empty piece of land.
3. The practice of growing multiple species to enrich the nutrients in the soil.
4. The practice of growing a single species for improving the fertility of the soil.

Q. Which wildlife species have extinct in Gujarat?

1. Tiger
2. Bear
3. Ghudkhar
4. Leopard

Q. In early nineteenth century, why was vast quantity of timber needed in Europe?

Q. What is the practice of clearing out forests to grow a single commercially valuable species called?

1. Beneficial plantation
2. Private plantation
3. Enrichment plantation
4. Money plantation

Q. Select the correct option.

Assertion (A): With the arrival of the British in India, forests were felled at alarming rates.

Reason (R): During the 19th century, the oak forests in England were disappearing and the British needed timber supply.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.