CLASS-IX QUIZ 3: HISTORY LESSON 4 : FOREST SOCIETY AND COLONIALISM

FOREST SOCIETY AND COLONIALISM QUIZ

All questions are compulsory

Time: 10:00

21. Which of these was NOT a cause of deforestation under colonial rule?

A. Expansion of railways
B. Growth of population
C. Hunting laws
D. Plantation agriculture

22. The Kalangs of Java were known for:

A. Iron smelting
B. Woodcutting and shifting cultivation
C. Elephant training
D. Indigo farming

23. Identify the incorrect match:

A. Brandis – Scientific Forestry
B. Gunda Dhur – Java
C. Samin – Indonesia
D. Baiga Petition – 1892

24. What message did mango boughs, earth and chillies carry in Bastar in 1910?

A. Agricultural festival
B. Marriage invitation
C. Call for rebellion
D. Forest celebration

25. Assertion (A): Shifting cultivation was banned by the British.
Reason (R): It was seen as harmful to forests and caused fires.

A. A and R both are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. A and R both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

26. What does ‘terra nullius’ mean?

A. Fertile land
B. Land of nobody
C. Reserved forest
D. Desert region

27. In 1946, total railway track length in India was:

A. 25,500 km
B. 50,000 km
C. 100,000 km
D. Over 765,000 km

28. The first Inspector General of Forests in India was:

A. Samin
B. DeBrett
C. Dietrich Brandis
D. Gunda Dhur

29. Which region saw ‘scorched earth policy’ during WWII?

A. India
B. Java
C. Bastar
D. Burma

30. One consequence of ‘scientific forestry’ was:

A. Forest diversity increased
B. Only one type of tree was planted
C. No forest laws
D. Free access to all forests