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Chapter 10 HISTORY : Forest Society and Colonialism — Online MCQ Test

Q: Who was the first Inspector General of Forests in India?

Answer: A. Dietrich Brandis — Dietrich Brandis, a German expert, was appointed the first Inspector General of Forests in India in 1864 to manage forest resources.

Q: What was the system of 'Scientific Forestry' mainly focused on?

Answer: C. Cutting old trees and planting new uniform ones — Scientific forestry involved felling natural forests and replacing them with a single species of trees arranged in neat rows.

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Who was the first Inspector General of Forests in India?

A. Dietrich Brandis ✓
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Warren Hastings
D. Thomas Munro

Answer: A. Dietrich Brandis
Dietrich Brandis, a German expert, was appointed the first Inspector General of Forests in India in 1864 to manage forest resources.

What was the system of 'Scientific Forestry' mainly focused on?

A. Protecting local biodiversity
B. Planting a variety of trees for local use
C. Cutting old trees and planting new uniform ones ✓
D. Promoting shifting cultivation

Answer: C. Cutting old trees and planting new uniform ones
Scientific forestry involved felling natural forests and replacing them with a single species of trees arranged in neat rows.

Why did the British categorize shifting cultivation as harmful?

A. It prevented railway expansion
B. It made it hard to calculate taxes and risked fire in valuable timber forests ✓
C. It destroyed the soil quality permanently
D. It led to a shortage of labor in cities

Answer: B. It made it hard to calculate taxes and risked fire in valuable timber forests
Colonial officials felt shifting cultivation disrupted the planning for timber production and risked fires spreading to reserved forests.

Compare the impact of scientific forestry on biodiversity versus the colonial revenue goal.

A. Both biodiversity and revenue increased
B. Biodiversity decreased, but revenue from timber became predictable ✓
C. Biodiversity increased, but revenue decreased
D. Both biodiversity and revenue decreased significantly

Answer: B. Biodiversity decreased, but revenue from timber became predictable
Scientific forestry replaced natural diverse forests with monocultures (like teak/pine), reducing biodiversity while ensuring uniform timber for commercial use.

In the context of the Dutch in Java, what was 'blandongdiensten'?

A. A tax on forest honey
B. The practice of using forest dwellers for labor and cutting timber ✓
C. A method of planting teak trees
D. A rebellion by Javanese farmers

Answer: B. The practice of using forest dwellers for labor and cutting timber
Blandongdiensten was a system where the Dutch exempted forest villages from land rents in return for free labor to cut and transport timber.