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

FOREST SOCIETY AND COLONIALISM quiz

All questions are compulsory

31. What product was collected from wild trees by Mundurucu in Brazil?

A. Coffee B. Latex (rubber) C. Cocoa D. Timber

32. What was the result of Dutch forest policy on local people in Java?

A. Free land for all B. Forced labour and rent C. Increased income D. Tribal autonomy

33. Which of these best defines 'scientific forestry'?

A. Growing plants in greenhouses B. Planting only one species in straight rows C. Community-led conservation D. Growing herbs and shrubs

34. Tendu leaves are used in making:

A. Furniture B. Bidi C. Cloth D. Ropes

35. Which of the following communities were labelled 'criminal tribes'?

A. Gonds B. Yerukula C. Santhals D. Oraon

36. The Sarguja Maharaja is known to have killed:

A. Over 100 B. 1000 tigers and 2000 leopards C. 500 lions D. None

37. Identify the correct impact of World Wars on forests:

A. Preservation of trees B. Mass deforestation C. Increased biodiversity D. Expansion of forest land

38. In forest economy, which of these was used to grate vegetables?

A. Tendu leaves B. Semur bark C. Sal logs D. Bamboo sticks

39. In the Bastar rebellion, which item symbolised land in circulated messages?

A. Mango leaf B. Lump of earth C. Stick D. Water pot

40. The Indian Forest Service was created in the year:

A. 1878 B. 1927 C. 1864 D. 1858