This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 History Chapter 4 Forest Society And Colonialism – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 History Chapter 4 Forest Society And Colonialism Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Swidden agriculture is known ..... in Central America A) Milpa. B) Lading. C) White. D) Jhum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milpa. 2. In which region of India did a rebellion against forest policies take place in 1910, leading to the suspension of forest reservation plans? A) Bastar. B) Assam. C) Mizoram. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bastar. 3. What were the major forest products traded by adivasi communities in India from the medieval period onwards? A) Elephants, hides, horns, silk cocoons, bamboo. B) Tea, coffee, rubber, spices, fibres. C) Fruits, tubers, herbs, roots, oil. D) Lumber, coal, minerals, herbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elephants, hides, horns, silk cocoons, bamboo. 4. The system of blandongdiensten implies A) Forced villagers to cut trees as per the new forest laws. B) Exempting villagers from rent if they worked collectively to provide free labour and buffalos for cutting and transporting timber. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exempting villagers from rent if they worked collectively to provide free labour and buffalos for cutting and transporting timber. 5. What did Dietrich Brandis advocate for commercial forests? A) Proper forest management and conservation. B) Legal restrictions on tree cutting and grazing. C) Establishment of the Indian Forest Service. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. What impact did the forest acts have on the lives of forest people? A) Allowed them to collect forest resources freely. B) Legalized their everyday practices. C) Protected their hunting rights. D) Forced them to steal wood from the forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forced them to steal wood from the forests. 7. What term is used for a system of cutting trees controlled by the forest department, where one type of tree is planted in straight rows, replacing natural forests? A) Plantation forestry. B) Scientific forestry. C) Traditional forestry. D) Community forestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plantation forestry. 8. In recent decades, what shift in forestry goals has been recognized by governments across Asia and Africa? A) Increased scientific forestry. B) Exclusion of local communities from forests. C) Conservation of forests involving local communities. D) Expansion of commercial forestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservation of forests involving local communities. 9. The British colonial authorities used the forests primarily for: A) Promoting wildlife conservation. B) Enhancing the beauty of hill stations. C) Extracting valuable timber for export. D) Sustaining tribal livelihoods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extracting valuable timber for export. 10. What term is used for the traditional agricultural practice in many parts of Asia, Africa, and South America, involving cutting and burning parts of the forest in rotation? A) Shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture. B) Terracing and contour farming. C) Sustainable agriculture. D) Intensive farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture. 11. What challenge did Surontiko Samin of Randublatung village present to state ownership of the forest in Java? A) State had not created wind, water, earth, and wood. B) State should own everything in the forest. C) State had absolute control over forest resources. D) State should lease forests to local communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State had not created wind, water, earth, and wood. 12. Who was the German forest expert invited by the British for advice on commercial forest? A) Dietrich Brandis. B) Dietrich Mueller. C) Dietrich Schmidt. D) Dietrich Wagner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dietrich Brandis. 13. When did the rebellion take place in Bastar? A) 1810. B) 1919. C) 1910. D) 1819. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1910. 14. What was the major impact of European colonialism on shifting cultivation practices in India? A) Banning of shifting cultivation. B) Encouragement of shifting cultivation. C) Introduction of new crops. D) Legalization of forest use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banning of shifting cultivation. 15. How did the Dutch try to make the Kalangs of Java work under them in the 18th century? A) Imposed rents on cultivated land. B) Provided rent exemptions for forest work. C) Forced them into factory work. D) Introduced scientific forestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provided rent exemptions for forest work. 16. What was the main purpose of the Forest Act of 1927, passed during British colonial rule in India? A) To promote wildlife conservation and protect endangered species. B) To grant unrestricted access to forests for tribal communities. C) To establish national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. D) To further tighten control over forests and regulate their use for commercial interests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To further tighten control over forests and regulate their use for commercial interests. 17. What problem did the disappearing oak forests in England create in the 1820s? A) A shortage of timber for shipbuilding. B) A surplus of timber for construction. C) An abundance of forested areas in England. D) A lack of interest in forestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A shortage of timber for shipbuilding. 18. Sacred grooves are known as A) Sarnesh, com, stone, goddess. B) Pay, Beda, Bever. C) Nevad, Jhoom, Pudu. D) Siadi, Semur, Chena Tavi,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarnesh, com, stone, goddess. 19. What was the impact of protests by local environmentalists in Bastar when the World Bank proposed replacing natural sal forests with tropical pine? A) The project was stopped. B) The project was accelerated. C) Local communities were displaced. D) Forest area increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The project was stopped. 20. Which of the following is not a specialty of 'shifting farming'? A) Parts of the forest are cut and burnt. B) Seeds are sown in ash. C) Single crop is grown on these plots. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parts of the forest are cut and burnt. 21. The blandongdienstein system of exempting villages from rent in return of free labour was introduced by whom? A) Britishers. B) French. C) Dutch. D) Portuguese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dutch. 22. The people of Bastar believe that by whom was the land given to each village? A) English. B) Gods. C) Earth. D) Chief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth. 23. What happened to the trade of forest products with the coming of the British? A) Trade was regulated and monopolized by European trading firms. B) Trade was encouraged for economic growth. C) Trade was banned to protect forest resources. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade was regulated and monopolized by European trading firms. 24. What was the primary reason for the Dutch to enact forest laws in Java in the 19th century? A) Control territory and people. B) Shipbuilding and railways. C) Agricultural expansion. D) Conservation of biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shipbuilding and railways. 25. In what way did the Japanese exploit forests in Java during their occupation in World War II? A) For their own war industries. B) For conservation purposes. C) For scientific research. D) For tourism development. 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