MCQ Questions | Class 9 Social Science Chapter 4 | Forest Society and Colonialism with Answers

MCQ Questions for Class9 Social Science Chapter 4 Forest Society and Colonialism

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Objective Question | NCERT Social Science Class 9

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science History
Book:	National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Board:	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class:	9th
Subject:	Social Science History India and the Contemporary World I
Chapter:	4
Chapters Name:	Forest Society and Colonialism
Medium:	English

Ncert Solutions for Class 9 Social Science History | Objective Type Questions

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Forest Society and Colonialism | Class 9 Social Science | NCERT Solutions

Q1.	Tendu leaves are used in making
	A. bidis
	B. plates
	C. baskets
	D. umbrellas

Ans: bidis

Q2.	The railway network expanded rapidly in India from the
	A. 1820s
	B. 1830s
	C. 1850s
	D. 1860s

Ans: 1860s

Q3.	The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up at
	A. Allahabad
	B. Darjeeling
	C. Dehradun
	D. Shimla

Ans: Dehradun

Q4.	Baigas are a forest community of
	A. Central India
	B. North India
	C. South india
	D. North-east india

Ans: Central India

Q5.	The colonial power in Indonesia were the
	A. English
	B. Dutch
	C. French
	D. Portuguese

Ans: Dutch

Q6.	Who were the colonial power in Indonesia?
	A. British
	B. Dutch
	C. French
	D. Portuguese

Ans: Dutch

Q7.	Where did the Dutch start forest management in Indonesia?
	A. Java
	B. Sumatra
	C. Bali
	D. None of the above

Ans: Java

Q8.	Where was first Imperial Forest Research Institute set tip?
	A. At Dehradun
	B. At Shillong
	C. At Shimla
	D. At Uttarakhand

Ans: At Dehradun
Explaination:
The first Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up at Dehradun.

Q9.	Which of the following is not the name of shifting or swidden agriculture/cultivation?
	A. Milpa
	B. Chitemene or Tavy
	C. Podu/Penda
	D. Taungya

Ans: Taungya
Explaination:
Taungya. While others are names of shifting agriculture.

Q10.	Where is Bastar located?
	A. In Andhra Pradesh
	B. In Orissa
	C. In Southernmost parts of Chhattisgarh
	D. In Madhya Pradesh.

Ans: In Southernmost parts of Chhattisgarh
Explaination:
Bastar is located in the southernmost parts of Chattisgarh.

Q11.	The Kalangs resisted the Dutch in
	A.1700
	B.1750
	C.1770
	D.1800

Ans: 1770

Q12.	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

Ans: First imposition of rent on land and then exemption

Q13.	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

Ans: Cutting of trees was strictly prohibited for everyone, including the British

Q14.	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

Ans: E.P. Stebbing

Q15.	Indian Forest Service was set up in the year:
	A.1865
	B.1864
	C.1854
	D.1884

Ans: 1864

Q16.	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