Effect of Colonial Rule on Resources

Q. Which wildlife species have extinct in Gujarat?

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

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. 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.

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Q. With reference to the “National Gene Fund” consider the following statements :

1. It has been established under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
2. It receives benefit sharing from breeders of plant varieties as well as donations.
3. Farmers engaged in conservation of genetic resources are entitled to get benefit from the fund.

Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

Q. "नेशनल जीन फंड" के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:

1. इसे जैव विविधता अधिनियम, 2002 के तहत स्थापित किया गया है।
2. यह पौधों की किस्मों के प्रजनकों से लाभ तथा दान प्राप्त करता है।
3. आनुवांशिक संसाधनों के संरक्षण में लगे किसान फंड से लाभ पाने के हकदार हैं।

ऊपर दिए गए कथनों में कौन सा/से सही है/हैं?

1. 
   1 only
   केवल 1
2. 
   2 only
   केवल 2
3. 
   1 and 3 only
   केवल 1 और 3
4. 
   2 and 3 only
   केवल 2 और 3

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What is an enrichment plantation?

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

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.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The ____ have replaced the Himalayan Oak in the Himalayas as a result of enrichment plantation.

1. Chir Pine plantations
2. Teak monocultures
3. Himalayan Yew plantations
4. Tea monocultures

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> 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.