EASY
Earn 100

Match the items of column A with the corresponding items of column B and select the correct code:

Column A Column B
1. 1864 (i) Indian Forest Act
2. 1865 (ii) Bastar Rebellion
3. 1906 (iii) Indian Forest Service
4. 1910

(iv) Imperial Forest Research Institute

 

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Important Questions on Forest Society and Colonialism

HARD
The Bhumkal rebellion failed in spite of charismatic leadership. Comment upon the statement giving reasons for failure.
HARD
Which tribal leader from the Chotanagpur region is mentioned in Folk songs and stories? 
EASY
Villagers wanted _____ with a mixture of species to satisfy different needs such as fuel, fodder, leaves. (forests/food) 
MEDIUM
What fees did the people of Bastar pay for collecting wood from the forests of other villages? 
MEDIUM
In which forest did reservation first take place? 
HARD
Enumerate three reasons that led to the Bhumkal rebellion.
HARD
Mention the similarities between the colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java?
HARD
Bastar is located in which part of Chhattisgarh? 
HARD
The river _____ winds across Bastar from east to west. (Indrawati/ saraswati)
HARD
Name the leader of the Dhurwas of the Kanger forest who led the movement against the forest reservation policies of British in Bastar.
HARD
What factors led to the Bhumikal rebellion in Bastar? Identify any four?
MEDIUM
The Britishers took three months to gain control over the Bastar areas because of Bastar Rebellion.
HARD
Name the missionary who observed and recorded the forest rebellions in Bastar?
MEDIUM

In Bastar, mango boughs, a lump of earth, chillies and arrows, began circulating between villages as a message inviting villagers to become friends with British.

EASY

Read the statements below carefully and choose the correct option.

Statement 1 : Bastar is located in the southernmost part of Haryana.

Statement 2 : In bastar, to take some wood from the forests of another village, people had pay a small fee called devsari, dand or man in exchange.

Statement 3 : The Bastar rebellion took place in 1920 and took three months to control.