java was a ____ colony, (a) French, (b) English, (c) Dutch, (d) None of these, The Forest Act meant severe hardship for the villagers across the country, because:, (a) Cutting wood, grazing cattle, collecting fruits, roots, hunting and fishing became illegal, (b) People were forced to steal and if caught, they had to pay bribes to the forest guards, (c) Women who collected firewood were harassed by guards, (d) All the above, The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up in :, (a) Dehradun, (b) Delhi, (c) Calcutta, (d) Kanpur, This river ____ flows through Bastar, (a) Ganga, (b) Indus, (c) Indrawati, (d) None of these, How did the American writer Richard Harding justify the conquest of Honduras in Central America?, (a) The Central Americans were semi-barbarians, who failed to understand the value of their land, (b) Uncultivated land had to be taken over by the colonisers and improved, (c) Land could not be allowed to remain unimproved with its original owner, (d) All the above, Sarnas are _____., (a) Sacred groves, (b) Forests, (c) Grasslands, (d) None of these, 7. Which of the following problems were faced by the people of Bastar under the colonial government?, (a) People of villages were displaced without any notice of compensation, (b) Villagers suffered from increased rents, frequent demands for free labour and goods bycolonial officials, (c) Terrible famines in 1899-1900, 1907 and 1908, (d) All the above, Shifting cultivation was banned by the Government in India because:, (a) European foresters regarded this practice as harmful for the forests, (b) When a forest was burnt there was the danger of flames spreading and burning valuable timber, (c) It also made it harder for the government to calculate taxes, (d) All the above, How much of India’s landmass was under cultivation in 1600?, (a) One-sixth, (b) One-third, (c) Two-third, (d) Half, What was the policy followed by the British in India towards forests during the First and the Second World Wars?, a) The forest department cut trees freely to meet British war needs, (b) Cutting of trees was strictly prohibited for everyone, including the British, (c) More and more trees were planted to give employment to Indians, (d) None of the above.

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