Question

When tribal people lost their control and rights over the forests?

• A. After industrialisation
• B. After urbanisation
• C. During last 200 years of the British Raj
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C During last 200 years of the British Raj

The life of tribal people was directly connected to the forest. So changes in forest laws had a considerable effect on tribal lives. Under British rule, forests were cut down on a large scale for the creation of plantations, to supply timber to the railways and to the British navy and to export timber. The British extended their control over all forests and declared that forests were state property. So during last 200 years of the British Raj, vast tracts of forests came under the management of the colonial rulers, and forest dwelling people lost much or all of their rights to these areas.