Class 9 History Chapter 4 Forest Society And Colonialism Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. What was the central idea challenged by Surontiko Samin of Randublatung village in Java around 1890?
2. Which act divided forests into three categories:reserved, protected, and village forests?
3. Which tribal leader led the rebellion in Bastar against the forest laws imposed by the British?
4. What was the impact of the Forest Act in India on villagers who were caught hunting during the colonial period?
5. The introduction of Forest Laws by the British colonial government resulted in:
6. Where did the Dutch start forest management in Indonesia?
7. What impact did the introduction of tea plantations have on the tribal communities in Assam during colonial rule?
8. What is the term for the disappearance of forests?
9. What impact did the First World War and the Second World War have on forests in India and Java?
10. Which of the following was NOT a cause of deforestation by the British in India?
11. What is the term for the system of cutting trees controlled by the forest department, involving planting one type of tree in straight rows?
12. Does deforestation mean?
13. The British needed wood for railway sleepers. How many sleepers were typically needed per mile of track, according to the passage?
14. The Adivasi communities in India traded through the nomadic communities like .....
15. What became a more important goal for governments in Asia and Africa since the 1980s in terms of forestry?
16. What was the impact of forest acts on the lives of forest people?
17. Baigas are a forest community of
18. Birsa Munda belonged to
19. What did the spread of railways in India from the 1850s create a new demand for?
20. What policy did the Dutch follow in Java just before the Japanese occupied the region during World War II?
21. It is a system in which forest tribes were exempted from land rent in exchange of labour.
22. What motivated the British to encourage the production of commercial crops like jute, sugar, and cotton in their colonies in the 19th century?
23. Bastar people believe each village was given land by
24. What term is used for sacred groves protecting dense forests in India?
25. In Java, what system imposed rents on land being cultivated in the forest and exempted villages providing free labour and buffaloes for timber cutting?