Effect of Colonial Rule on Resources
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Q. Which wildlife species have extinct in Gujarat?
- Tiger
- Bear
- Ghudkhar
- Leopard
Q. Why did colonial rulers clear out the forests in India?
- They needed timber supply to build their ships in Britain.
- They needed timber to build railway sleepers and railway lines.
- They cleared out forests to make way for tea plantations.
- They wanted to conserve the forests and protect the Indian forest dwellers.
Q. What is an enrichment plantation?
- The practice of clearing out forests to grow a single commercially valuable species.
- The practice of growing a single commercially valuable species on an empty piece of land.
- The practice of growing multiple species to enrich the nutrients in the soil.
- 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?
- Beneficial plantation
- Private plantation
- Enrichment plantation
- 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.
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.
- Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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Q. With reference to the “National Gene Fund” consider the following statements :
- It has been established under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
- It receives benefit sharing from breeders of plant varieties as well as donations.
- 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:
- इसे जैव विविधता अधिनियम, 2002 के तहत स्थापित किया गया है।
- यह पौधों की किस्मों के प्रजनकों से लाभ तथा दान प्राप्त करता है।
- 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 only
केवल 1
2 only
केवल 2
1 and 3 only
केवल 1 और 3
2 and 3 only
केवल 2 और 3
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What is an enrichment plantation?
- The practice of growing a single species for improving the fertility of the soil.
- The practice of clearing out forests to grow a single commercially valuable species.
- The practice of growing multiple species to enrich the nutrients in the soil.
- 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.
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.
- Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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The ____ have replaced the Himalayan Oak in the Himalayas as a result of enrichment plantation.
- Chir Pine plantations
- Teak monocultures
- Himalayan Yew plantations
- Tea monocultures
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Why did colonial rulers clear out the forests in India?
- They needed timber supply to build their ships in Britain.
- They needed timber to build railway sleepers and railway lines.
- They cleared out forests to make way for tea plantations.
- They wanted to conserve the forests and protect the Indian forest dwellers.