CBSE Class 9 History Forest Society and Colonialism Worksheet Set A

Q1)      When did the first rebellion take place in Bastar?

Ans:     The first rebellion took place in Bastar in 1910. 

Q2)      Where did the Dutch start forest management in Indonesia?

Ans:     Java in Indonesia is where the Dutch started forest management.  

Q3)      What is the other name of Swidden Agriculture?

Ans:    Shifting cultivation 

Q4)      What is deforestation? 

Ans:    The disappearance of forests is referred to as deforestation. 

Q5)      When and where Imperial Forest Research Institute was established?

Ans:     The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up at Dehradun in 1906.

Q6)      What policy did the Dutch follow during war?

Ans:     In Java just before the Japanese occupied the region, the Dutch followed a scorched earth policy, destroying sawmills, and burning huge piles of giant teak logs so that they would not fall into Japanese hands. 

Q7)      What do you mean by the forest society?

Ans:     The Forest History Society is an American non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of forest and conservation history. The Society also works to promote and reward academic scholarship in the fields of forest, conservation, and environmental history. 

Q8)      Why were the villagers punished by colonial government in Java?

Ans:     The Dutch enacted forest laws in Java, restricting villagers’ access to forests. Villagers were punished for grazing cattle in young stands, transporting wood without a permit, or travelling on forest roads with horse carts or cattle. 

Q9)      How did forest rules affect cultivation?

Ans:    In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest and burnt in rotation. Seeds are sown in the ashes after first monsoon rains, and crop is harvested by October-November. These plots are cultivated for couple of years and left fallow for 12-18 years for the forest to grow back. 

Q10)    How did some people benefit from the new forest rules?

Ans:     Some people benefited from the new opportunities that had opened up in trade. Many communities left their traditional occupations and started trading in forest products. This happened not only in India but across the world.