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1. The best forests were called:
A. Protected forests
B. Village forests
C. Reserved forests
D. Private forests
2. The term “swidden agriculture” refers to:
A. Permanent farming
B. Shifting cultivation
C. Terrace cultivation
D. Dry farming
3. Shifting cultivation in India is locally called:
A. Jhum
B. Taungya
C. Milpa
D. Tavy
4. Why did the British ban shifting cultivation?
A. It was unprofitable
B. It harmed forest growth
C. It needed too much labour
D. It used too much water
5. What was the major punishment for hunting after forest laws?
A. Fine only
B. Jail term
C. Called poaching and punished
D. Land confiscation
6. How many tigers were killed between 1875 and 1925 for reward?
A. 60,000
B. 80,000
C. 100,000
D. 150,000
7. Who was known to have shot 1,157 tigers?
A. Birsa Munda
B. Maharaja of Sarguja
C. Gunda Dhur
D. George Yule
8. Which British administrator killed 400 tigers?
A. George Yule
B. Dietrich Brandis
C. William Ward
D. Richard Harding
9. What was the major source of income for people collecting tendu leaves?
A. Selling wood
B. Making baskets
C. Selling bidi leaves
D. Collecting fruits
10. What is Taungya cultivation?
A. Permanent plantation
B. Cultivation allowed within plantations temporarily
C. Dry farming in plains
D. Cultivation near rivers
11. Which community from Central India petitioned the government in 1892?
A. Baigas
B. Bhils
C. Gonds
D. Santhals
12. What region is associated with the 1910 forest rebellion?
A. Assam
B. Bastar
C. Bengal
D. Java
13. The Bastar rebellion was led by:
A. Birsa Munda
B. Alluri Sitarama Raju
C. Gunda Dhur
D. Siddhu and Kanu
14. What was the river flowing across Bastar?
A. Godavari
B. Indrawati
C. Narmada
D. Ganga
15. What was the small fee paid for taking wood from another village called?
A. Dand
B. Devsari
C. Man
D. All of these
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