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NCERT 9th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Forest Society and Colonialism – Quiz
28 Multiple Choice Questions related to NCERT 9th Class (CBSE) Social Science: Forest Society and Colonialism – Quiz:
- Dietrich brandies was a German expert and the inspector General of forests in India who was united by the British here for his advice.
- Java is now famous as a rice-producing Island in Indonesia.
- Railways were essential for the colonial trade, and for the movement of imperial troops.
- As population increased over the centuries and demand for food went up, peasants extended the boundaries of cultivation, clearing forests and breaking new land.
Quiz: Forest Society and Colonialism
Important Terms, Events, Dates and Persons: Deforestation-The disappearance of forests. Sleepers-Wooden planks laid across railway tracks, they hold the tracks in position. Scientific-This is one of the methods of forest management under which natural forests are cut down and in their place, one type of trees are planted.
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500 different plant species can be found in one forest patch in _______
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Wrong! Correct answer is Amazon
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Industrialization resulted in loss of what % of forests?
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Wrong! Correct answer is 9.3%
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Deforestation refers to _________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Disappearance of forests
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Colonial state regarded forests as ________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Unproductive and wilderness
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Why did colonists need durable timber?
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Wrong! Correct answer is To build ships for the Royal Navy
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Each mile of railway track required _________
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Wrong! Correct answer is 1760-2000 sleepers
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Which of the following was the reason for forests disappearing near railway tracks?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Indiscriminate cutting of trees by contractors
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Which of the’ following was the factor in development of timber plantations?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Natural forests were cleared to make way
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Which of the following was not a feature of ‘scientific forestry’?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Forest officials did not survey and estimate the area
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Forests were categorised by the Forest Act of ________
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Wrong! Correct answer is 1878
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The best forests were _________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Reserved forests
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Imperial Forest Reserve Institute was set up in _______
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Wrong! Correct answer is Dehradun
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Which of the following is not a feature of shifting cultivation?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Single crop is grown on these plots
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Which of the following species of trees were suited for building ships and railways?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Teak and Sal
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Local name for Swidden Agriculture in India ________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Kumri
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In which parts is Swidden agriculture practiced?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Asia, Africa and S. America
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What was not a factor in discouragement of shifting agriculture?
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Wrong! Correct answer is There was danger of flames spreading
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Which of the following was true under colonial rule?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Scale of hunting increased
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Who among the following was leader of rebel foresters in Andhra Pradesh?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Alluri Sita Ram Raju
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Bastar people believe each village was given land by _________
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Wrong! Correct answer is The Earth
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Birsa Munda belonged to _________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Chhotanagpur
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Which of the following was not a feature of blandongdiensten system?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Right to cultivate forest land
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Fee paid by people from one village to another _______
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Wrong! Correct answer is Devsari
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Which of the following was not a method adopted by Saminists?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Flogging the Dutch
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Which of the following is a new development in forestry?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Conservation of forests
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Which among the following is the main reason for survival of some dense forests in India?
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Wrong! Correct answer is Villages protected them as sacred grooves
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Sacred grooves are known as _______
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Wrong! Correct answer is Sarnas, kan, rai, devarakudu
- Question 28 of 28
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The scorched earth followed by policy was _________
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Wrong! Correct answer is Dutch in Java
