Class 9th History Chapter – 4 Forest society and Colonialism MCQ with answer

(1) The railway network expanded rapidly in India from theA. 1820s
B. 1830s
C. 1850s
D. 1860s

Answer – (D) 1860s

(2) Tendu leaves are used in makingA. bidis
B. plates
C. baskets
D. umbrellas

Answer – (A) bidis

(3) Baigas are a forest community ofA. Central India
B. North India
C. South india
D. North-east india

Answer – (A) Central India

(4) The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up atA. Allahabad
B. Darjeeling
C. Dehradun
D. Shimla

Answer – (C) Dehradun

(5) Who were the colonial power in Indonesia?A. British
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Portuguese

Answer – (B) Dutch

(6) The colonial power in Indonesia were theA. English
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Portuguese

Answer – (B) Dutch

(7) The Kalangs resisted the Dutch inA. 1700
B. 1750
C. 1770
D. 1800

Answer – (C) 1770

(8) Where did the Dutch start forest management in Indonesia?A. Java
B. Sumatra
C. Bali
D. None of the above

Answer – (A) Java

(9) 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) Cutting of trees was strictly prohibited for everyone, including the British

(10) 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) First imposition of rent on land and then exemption

(11) Indian Forest Service was set up in the year:A. 1865
B. 1864
C. 1854
D. 1884

Answer – (B) 1864

(12) 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) E.P. Stebbing

(13) In South-East Asia shifting agriculture is known as:A. Chitemene
B. Tavy
C. Lading
D. Milpa

Answer – (C) Lading

(14) The system of scientific forestry stands for:A. System whereby the local farmers were allowed to cultivate temporarily within a plantation
B. System of cutting old trees and plant new ones
C. Division of forest into three categories
D. Disappearance of forests

Answer – (B) System of cutting old trees and plant new ones

(15) 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) Kalangs of Java

(16) 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
D. Milpa

Answer – (C) Forests having trees suitable for building ships and railways

(17) Which of the following is a commercial crop?A. Rice
B. Wheat
C. Cotton
D. Maize

Answer – (C) Cotton

(18) Wooden planks lay across railway tracks to hold these tracks in a position are called: A. Beams
B. Sleepers
C. Rail fasteners
D. none of these

Answer – (B) Sleepers