Tendu leaves are used in making
  • bidis
  • plates
  • baskets
  • umbrellas
The railway network expanded rapidly in India from the
  • 1820s
  • 1830s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up at
  • Allahabad
  • Darjeeling
  • Dehradun
  • Shimla
Baigas are a forest community of
  • Central India
  • North India
  • South india
  • North-east india
The colonial power in Indonesia were the
  • English
  • Dutch
  • French
  • Portuguese
Who were the colonial power in Indonesia?
  • British
  • Dutch
  • French
  • Portuguese
Where did the Dutch start forest management in Indonesia?
  • Java
  • Sumatra
  • Bali
  • None of the above
The Kalangs resisted the Dutch in
  • 1700
  • 1750
  • 1770
  • 1800
What was the system of ‘blandongdiensten’?
  • A system of education
  • Industrialisation
  • First imposition of rent on land and then exemption
  • None of the above
What was the policy followed by the British in India towards forests during the First and the Second World Wars?
  • The forest department cut trees freely to meet British war needs
  • Cutting of trees was strictly prohibited for everyone, including the British
  • More and more trees were planted to give employment to Indians
  • None of the above
Who wrote the book ‘The Forests of India’ in the year 1923?
  • David Spurr
  • E.P. Stebbing
  • Verrier Elvin
  • John Middleton
Indian Forest Service was set up in the year:
  • 1865
  • 1864
  • 1854
  • 1884
The system of scientific forestry stands for:
  • System whereby the local farmers were allowed to cultivate temporarily within a plantation
  • System of cutting old trees and plant new ones
  • Division of forest into three categories
  • Disappearance of forests
In South-East Asia shifting agriculture is known as:
  • Chitemene
  • Tavy
  • Lading
  • Milpa
Forests consisting of which type of trees were preferred by the Forest Department?
  • Forests having trees which provided fuel, fodder and leaves
  • Forests having soft wood
  • Forests having trees suitable for building ships and railways
Which of the following is a community of skilled forest cutters?
  • Maasais of Africa
  • Mundas of Chotanagpur
  • Gonds of Orissa
  • Kalangs of Java
Wooden planks lay across railway tracks to hold these tracks in a position are called:
  • Beams
  • Sleepers
  • Rail fasteners
  • none of these
Which of the following is a commercial crop?
  • Rice
  • Wheat
  • Cotton
  • Maize
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