Forest Society and Colonialism MCQ 1
15. Local name for Swidden Agriculture in India
(a) Milpa
(b) Lading
(c) Kumri
(d) Chena
16. In which parts is Swidden agriculture practised?
(a) Asia, Africa and S. America
(b) Asia, S. America and Thailand
(c) Asia, Africa and China
(d) Asia, S. America and Europe
17. What was not a factor in discouragement of shifting agriculture?
(a) Land so used could not grow timber
(b) It made it harder for government to calculate taxes
(c) Many local communities were displaced
(d) There was danger of flames spreading
18. Which of the following was true under colonial rule?
(а) Forest people retained customary right of hunt
(b) Scale of hunting decreased
(c) Scale of hunting increased
(d) Killing of large animals was discouraged
19. Who among the following was leader of rebel foresters in Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Birsa Munda
(b) Siddhu
(c) Kanu
(d) Alluri Sita Ram Raju
20. Bastar people believe each village was given land by
(a) the British
(b) the Gods
(c) the Earth
(d) the Chief
21. Birsa Munda belonged to
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Konker
(d) Chhotanagpur
22. Which of the following was not a feature of blandongdiensten system?
(a) Rent exemption
(b) Free labour and buffaloes for cutting forests
(c) Right to cultivate forest land
(d) Free labour for transportation
23. Fee paid by people from one village to another
(a) grazing tax
(b) rent
(c) devsari
(d) mand
24. Which of the following was not a method adopted by Saminists?
(a) Lying down on the land
(b) Refusing to pay taxes and fines
(c) Refusing to perform labour
(d) Flogging the Dutch
25. Which of the following is a new development in forestry?
(a) Conservation of forests
(b) Collecting timber
(c) Scientific forestry
(d) Keeping communities away from forests
26. Which among the following is the main reason for survival of some dense forests in India?
(a) Conservationists
(b) Environmentalists
(c) Scientific forestry
(d) Villages protected them as sacred grooves
27. Sacred grooves are known as
(a) sarnas, kan, rai, devarakudu
(b) dhya, penda, bewar
(c) nevad, jhum, podu
(d) siadi, semur, Chena tavi,
28. The scorched earth followed by policy was
(a) Japanese in Java
(b) British in India
(c) French in Vietnam
(d) Dutch in Java
Answers:
1. (b)
2. (a)
3. (c)
4. (b)
5. (a)
6. (c)
7. (d)
8. (c)
9. (d)
10.(d)
11.(d)
12.(a)
13.(d)
14.(d)
15.(c)
16.(a)
17.(c)
18.(c)
19.(d)
20.(c)
21.(d)
22.(c)
23.(c)
24.(d)
25.(a)
26.(d)
27. (a)
28. (d)
