CBSE Class 9 History Forest Society and Colonialism MCQs

Question: Which of the following trees were promoted for building ships or railways?

a) Teak and Sal

b) Bushes and creepers

c) Firs and Pines

d) Shisham and Acacia

Answer: Teak and Sal

Question: Colonial rulers considered forests as unproductive because

a) Forests did not yield revenue to enhance income of the state

b) Forests had wild grown trees only

c) The forests were not fit for habitation

d) Forests were full of wild animals

Answer: Forests did not yield revenue to enhance income of the state

Question: Why did the government decide to ban shifting cultivation?

a) When a forest was burnt, there was a danger of destroying valuable timber

b) To grow trees for railway timber

c) Difficulties for the government to calculate taxes

d) All the reasons

Answer: When a forest was burnt, there was a danger of destroying valuable timber

Question: In which year the Baster rebellion took place?

a) 1910

b) 1909

c) 1911

d) 1912

Answer: 1910

Question: The Imperial Forest Institute was set up at:

a) Dehradun

b) Jamshedpur

c) Kucknow

d) Chennai

Answer: Dehradun

Question: Which of the following is not associated with swidden agriculture?

a) Karacha

b) Jhum

c) Bewar

d) Penda

Answer: Karacha

Question: Which of the following categories of forests is considered as the best on the basis of their utility?

a) Reserved forests

b) Protected forests

c) Village forests

d) Community forests

Answer: Reserved forests

Question: The system of blandongdiensten implies

a) Exempting villagers from rent if they worked collectively to provide free labour and buffalos for cutting and transporting timber

b) Forced villagers to cut trees as per the new forest laws

c) Exempting villagers to collect wood from reserved forests

d) Arresting villagers who found stealing timber from forests

Answer: Exempting villagers from rent if they worked collectively to provide free labour and buffalos for cutting and transporting timber

Question: In England, Oak forests were used for

a) Building ships

b) Carpentry

c) Building railway tracks

d) Constructing houses

Answer: Building ships

Question: Indian Forest Service was set up in the year

a) 1864

b) 1865

c) 1854

d) 1884

Answer: 1864

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Question: The system of scientific forestry stands for

a) System of cutting old trees and plant new ones

b) The system whereby local farmers were allowed to cultivate temporarily within a plantation

c) Disappearance of forests

d) Division of forests in three categories

Answer: System of cutting old trees and plant new ones

Question: Which of the following was not a tribal community?

a) Jhum

b) Karacha

c) Korava

d) Yerukula

Answer: Jhum

Question: The scorched earth followed by policy was

a) Dutch in Java

b) Japanese in Java

c) British in India

d) French in Vietnam

Answer: Dutch in Java

Question: Sacred grooves are known as

a) sarnas, kan, rai, devarakudu

b) dhya, penda, bewar

c) nevad, jhum, podu

d) siadi, semur, Chena tavi,

Answer: sarnas, kan, rai, devarakudu

Question: Which among the following is the main reason for survival of some dense forests in India?

a) Villages protected them as sacred grooves

b) Scientific forestry

c) Environmentalists

d) Conservationists

Answer: Villages protected them as sacred grooves

Question: 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

Answer: Conservation of forests

Question: Which of the following was not a method adopted by Saminists?

a) Flogging the Dutch

b) Refusing to perform labour

c) Refusing to pay taxes and fines

d) Lying down on the land

Answer: Flogging the Dutch

Question: Fee paid by people from one village to another

a) devsari

b) Rent

c) Grazing tax

d) mand

Answer: devsari

Question: Which of the following was not a feature of blandongdiensten system?

a) Right to cultivate forest land

b) Free labour and buffaloes for cutting forests

c) Rent exemption

d) Free labour for transportation

Answer: Right to cultivate forest land

Question: Birsa Munda belonged to

a) Chhotanagpur

b) Konker

c) Maharashtra

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Chhotanagpur 

Question. Where is Bastar located?

(a) Southernmost part of Chhattisgarh

(b) In central Jharkhand region

(c) In Andhra Pradesh

(d) None of the above

Answer:   A

Question. Which of the following decision was taken by the Forest Act 1878?

(a) All forests were to be brought under the control of the forest department

(b) Forests were to be divided into three categories

(c) Forests were to be cleared for cultivation

(d) All the above

Answer:   B

Question.Tendu leaves are used in making

(a) bidis

(b) plates

(c) baskets

(d) umbrellas

Answer:   A

Question. Which of these trade regulations in colonial India had serious effects on pastoralist and nomadic communities?

(a) Many communities became slave labours in tea and coffee plantations

(b) Some of them were called criminal tribes

(c) Grazing and hunting were restricted and many communities lost their livelihood

(d) All the above

Answer:   D

Question. What was the ‘scorched earth’ policy followed by the Dutch in Java during the First and the Second World Wars?

(a) Dutch weapons were destroyed on the land of Java

(b) The earth was exploited further to grow more trees

(c) Huge piles of giant teak logs were burnt and saw mills destroyed

(d) None of the above

Answer:   C

Question. This river ____________ flows through Bastar.

(a) Ganga

(b) Indus

(c) Indrawati

(d) None of these

Answer:   C

Question. The Gond forest community belongs to which of the following?

(a) Chhattisgarh

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Gujarat

Answer:   A

Question. 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

Answer:   C

Question. 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

Answer:   B

Question. Forests consisting of which type of trees were preferred by the Forest Department?

(a) Forests having trees which provided fuel, fodder and leaves

(b) Forests having soft wood

(c) Forests having trees suitable for building ships and railways

Answer:   C

Question. Who were the colonial power in Indonesia?

(a) British

(b) Dutch

(c) French

(d) Portuguese

Answer:   B

Question. In England, Oak forests were used for ?

(a) Building ships

(b) Carpentry

(c) Building railway tracks

(d) Constructing houses

Answer:   A

Question. The system of scientific forestry stands for :

(a) The system whereby local farmers were allowed to cultivate temporarily within a plantation

(b) System of cutting old trees and plant new ones

(c) Division of forests in three categories

(d) Disappearance of forests

Answer:   B

Question. Which of the following is a commercial crop?

(a) Rice

(b) Wheat

(c) Cotton

(d) Corn

Answer:   C

Question. According to the forest laws enacted by the Dutch in Java,

(a) Villagers’ access to forest was restricted

(b) Wood could be cut only for specified purposes like making river boats or constructing houses

(c) Villagers were punished for grazing cattle

(d) All the above

Answer:   D

Question: Bastar people believe each village was given land by

a) The Earth

b) The Gods

c) The British

d) The Chief

Answer: The Earth

Question: Who among the following was leader of rebel foresters in Andhra Pradesh?

a) Alluri Sita Ram Raju

b) Kanu

c) Siddhu

d) Birsa Munda

Answer: Alluri Sita Ram Raju

Question: Which of the following was true under colonial rule?

a) Scale of hunting increased

b) Scale of hunting decreased

c) Forest people retained customary right of hunt

d) Killing of large animals was discouraged

Answer: Scale of hunting increased

Question: What was not a factor in discouragement of shifting agriculture?

a) Many local communities were displaced

b) It made it harder for government to calculate taxes

c) Land so used could not grow timber

d) There was danger of flames spreading

Answer: Many local communities were displaced

Question: 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

Answer: Asia, Africa and S. America

Question: Local name for Swidden Agriculture in India

a) Kumri

b) Lading

c) Milpa

d) Chena

Answer: Kumri

Question: Which of the following species of trees were suited for building ships and railways?

a) Teak and Sal

b) Rosewood and Sal

c) Teak and Mahogany

d) Sal and Semur

Answer: Teak and Sal

Question: Which of the following is not a feature of shifting cultivation?

a) Single crop is grown on these plots

b) Plots cleared are cultivated for a few years and then left follow

c) Seeds are sown in the ashes

d) Parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation

Answer: Single crop is grown on these plots

Question: Imperial Forest Reserve Institute was set up in

a) Dehradun

b) Mussourie

c) Bangalore

d) Simla Bangalore

Answer: Dehradun

Question: The best forests were

a) Reserved forests

b) State forests

c) Village forests

d) Protected forests

Answer: Reserved forests

Question: Forests were categorized by the Forest Act of

a) 1878

b) 1927

c) 1906

d) 1865

Answer: 1878

Question: Which of the following was not a feature of 'scientific forestry'?

a) Forest officials did not survey and estimate the area

b) One type of trees were planted in rows

c) Area cut was replanted

d) Natural forests were cut down

Answer: Forest officials did not survey and estimate the area

Question: Which of the' following was the factor in development of timber plantations?

a) Natural forests were cleared to make way

b) Lands used for cultivation of food crops were converted into timber plantations

c) Natural forests were left untouched

d) Tribals were encouraged to settle in forest villages

Answer: Natural forests were cleared to make way

Question: Which of the following was the reason for forests disappearing near railway tracks?

a) Indiscriminate cutting of trees by contractors

b) Indiscriminate exploitation by tribals

c) Scorched earth' policy of imperial troops

d) Wood was used to make railway sleepers

Answer: Indiscriminate cutting of trees by contractors

Question: Each mile of railway track required

a) 1760-2000 sleepers

b) 3 to 5 sleepers

c) Between 1670-2200 sleepers

d) 35,000 trees

Answer: 1760-2000 sleepers

Question: Why did colonists need durable timber?

a) To build ships for the Royal Navy

b) To construct bridges

c) For furniture

d) To build beautiful homes

Answer: To build ships for the Royal Navy

Question: Colonial state regarded forests as

a) Unproductive and wilderness

b) No man's land

c) Source of revenue

d) Sign of balanced Eco-system

Answer: Unproductive and wilderness

Question: Deforestation refers to

a) Disappearance of forests

b) Cultivation of crops

c) Planting of trees

d) Depletion of forests

Answer: Disappearance of forests

Question: Industrialization resulted in loss of what % of forests?

a) 9.3%

b) 3.9%

c) 13.9%

d) 19.3%

Answer: 9.3%

Question: 500 different plant species can be found in one forest patch in

a) Amazon

b) Eastern Ghats

c) Chhattisgarh

d) North American plains

Answer: Amazon

Question. Who wrote the book ‘The Forests of India’ in the year 1923?
(a) David Spurr
(b) E.P. Stebbing
(c) Verrier Elvin
(d) John Middleton

Answer:   B

Question. Latex can be collected from which of the following trees?
(a) Rubber Tree
(b) Eucalyptus Tree
(c) Deodar Tree
(d) Pine Tree

Answer:   A

Question. In which year the Baster rebellion took place?
(a) 1910
(b) 1909
(c) 1911
(d) 1912

Answer:   A

Question. Which of the following is a community of skilled forest cutters?
(a) Maasais of Africa
(b) Mundas of Chotanagpur
(c) Gonds of Orissa
(d) Kalangs of Java

Answer:   D

Question. Which of the following was the most essential for the colonial trade and movement of goods?
(a) Roadways
(b) Railways
(c) Airways
(d) River ways

Answer:   B

Question. Which of the following trees were promoted for building ships or railways ?
(a) Firs and Pines
(b) Bushes and creepers
(c) Teak and Sal
(d) Shisham and Acacia

Answer:   C

Question. Who was Gunda Dhur?
(a) A rebel of Java
(b) First Inspector General
(c) A leader of Santhal rebellion
(d) A leader of Dhurwa tribe

Answer:   D 

Question. What was the system of ‘blandongdiensten’?
(a) A system of education
(b) Industrialisation
(c) First imposition of rent on land and then exemption
(d) None of the above

Answer:   C

Question. How much of India’s landmass was under cultivation in 1600?
(a) One-sixth
(b) One-third
(c) Two-third
(d) Half

Answer:   A

Question. Java was a ____________ colony.
(a) French
(b) English
(c) Dutch
(d) None of these

Answer:   C

Question. Which of the following was not a tribal community?
(a) Karacha
(b) Jhum
(c) Korava
(d) Yerukula

Answer:   B

Question. Which of the following was the factor in development of timber plantations ?
(a) Natural forests were left untouched
(b) Lands used for cultivation of food crops were converted into timber plantations
(c) Natural forests were cleared to make way
(d) Tribals were encouraged to settle in forest villages

Answer:   C

Question. Industrialization resulted in loss of what % of forests?
(a) 9.3%
(b) 3.9%
(c) 19.3%
(d) 13.9%

Answer:   A

Question. Which of the following was the reason for forests disappearing near railway tracks?
(a) Wood was used to make railway sleepers
(b) 'Scorched earth' policy of imperial troops
(c) Indiscriminate exploitation by tribals
(d) Indiscriminate cutting of trees by contractors

Answer:   D

Question. Imperial Forest Reserve Institute was set up in
(a) Dehradun
(b) Mussourie
(c) Bangalore
(d) Simla Bangalore

Answer:   A