Who thought that forests were unproductive?
Important Questions on Forest Society and Colonialism
Read the given statements and select the correct answer:
Statement 1: Expansion of railways, plantation agriculture, commercial and scientific forestry and mining activities were largely responsible for the depletion of forests and wildlife during colonial period.
Statement 2: Unequal access, inequitable, consumption of resources and differential sharing of responsibility for environmental wellbeing are the cause for the depletion of biodiversity.
Statement I: Railways were essential for colonial trade and for the movement of Imperial troops
Statement II: The forests around the railway tracks fast started disappearing
Discuss the effect of shipbuilding on the declining forest cover of the Indian subcontinent.
A number of industries supporting Indian railways were set up during India post Independence.List the location of factories producing carriages and wagons.
Match the items of column A with the corresponding items of column B and select the correct choice.
Column A Column B
1. Portable water bottle A Teak and sal
2. Siadi creeper B Dried scooped out
gourd
3. Trees provide hardwood C Used to grate vegetables
are all and straight
4. Semur tree D Used to make ropes
How the changes in forest management in the colonial period affected Plantation owners?
Post Independence: A number of industries supporting Indian railways were set up in India post Independence. Find out the location of factories producing:
Diesel Engines
Discuss the impact of tea/coffee plantations between on the decline of the forest cover of the Indian subcontinent.
Post Independence: A number of industries supporting Indian railways were set up in India post Independence. Find out the location of factories producing:
Railway coaches
Discuss the role of Adivasis and other Peasant Users in the decline of the forest cover of the Indian subcontinent between the years
Discuss the effect of agricultural expansion on the decline of forests in the Indian subcontinent.
After reading the Assertion and Reason given, choose the correct option:
Assertion (A) : Government decided to ban shifting cultivation in India.
Reason (R): Shifting cultivation makes it harder for the government to calculate taxes.
Describe the role of the railways in the decline of forest cover in the Indian subcontinent.
