CLASS-IX QUIZ 1: HISTORY LESSON 4 : FOREST SOCIETY AND COLONIALISM

FOREST SOCIETY AND COLONIALISM QUIZ

All Questions are Compulsory

1. What was the primary aim of the Forest Act of 1865?

Control forest use and timber extraction
Promote agriculture
Stop hunting
Protect tribal rights

2. Match the following:

A. Dietrich Brandis – (ii) Forest Act 1865
B. Gunda Dhur – (i) Forest Rebellion Leader
C. Scientific Forestry – (iii) One-species plantation
D. Jhum cultivation – (iv) Shifting agriculture

A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)
A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(iii)
A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii)
A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i)

3. Assertion (A): The British promoted teak and sal trees in forests.
Reason (R): These trees were useful for making disposable plates.

A is true but R is false
A and R both are true and R is the correct explanation of A
A and R both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is false but R is true

4. Which of the following is a traditional name for shifting cultivation in India?

Podu
Taungya
Kalang
Jati

5. What is 'blandongdiensten' in Java?

Tax-free labour for forestry work
Forest clearing technique
Hunting permit system
Dutch forest police

6. Which forest community challenged Dutch control in Java in 1770?

Kalangs
Saminists
Bastar tribes
Gonds

7. What was the result of forest reservation in Bastar in 1905?

Displacement and rebellion
Peaceful protest by villagers
Tribal integration
Farming increase

8. Scientific forestry promoted:

One-type tree plantations
Mixed cropping
Sacred groves
Food forests

9. What was the main reason for forest destruction during colonial wars?

War timber needs
Tribal settlement
Religious rituals
Climatic change

10. What were 'reserved forests' under the 1878 Act?

Forests where villagers could not collect even firewood
Forests for royal hunting
Religious forests
Public parks