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Forest Society and Colonialism
Social Science (2025-26) · CBSE Class 9 · English Medium · 19 questions and answers
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- Q: What is deforestation?
- A: Deforestation is the clearing of forests on a large scale. It increased sharply during colonial rule to make way for farming, railways and industry.
- Q: Why did the colonial government promote the clearing of forests for cultivation?
- A: They viewed forests as unproductive and wanted more land for crops to increase revenue. Cultivated land also yielded taxes and commercial produce.
- Q: Why was timber important for the railways?
- A: Wooden sleepers were needed to lay railway tracks, and wood fuelled steam engines. This led to large numbers of trees being cut down.
- Q: What was the role of Dietrich Brandis?
- A: Brandis was appointed the first Inspector General of Forests in India. He helped set up a formal system of forest management and scientific forestry.
- Q: What is scientific forestry?
- A: It was a system in which natural forests were cut and replaced with plantations of a single useful type of tree in straight rows. It aimed to produce timber efficiently.
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