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9. What was the system of ‘blandongdiensten’?
(a) A system of education
(b) Industrialisation
(c) First imposition of rent on land and then exemption
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(d) None of these
Ans. (c) First imposition of rent on land and then exemption
10. 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
Ans. (b) system of cutting old trees and plant new ones
11. 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
Ans. (d) Kalangs of Java

12. Which of the following is a commercial crop?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(c) Cotton (d) Corn
Ans. (c) Cotton

13. Latex can be collected from which of the following trees?
(a) Rubber tree (b) Eucalyptus tree
(c) Pine tree (d) Deodar tree
Ans. (a) Rubber tree
14. Colonial rulers considered forests as unproductive because ____________.
(a) the forests were not fit for habitation.
(b) forest had wild grown trees only.
(c) forest did not yield revenue to enhance income of the state.
(d) forests were full of wild animals.
Ans. (c) forest did not yield revenue to enhance income of the state.
15. Name the trees that were promoted for building ships or railways?
(a) Teak and Sal (b) Bushes and Creepers
(c) Firs and Pine (d) Shisham and Acacia
Ans. (a) Teak and Sal

16. Which of the following is not associated with swidden agriculture?
(a) Karacha (b) Jhum (c) Bewar (d) Penda
Ans. (a) Karacha
17. Which forest is categorised as the best on the basis of their utility?
(a) Reserved Forests (b) Protected Forests
(c) Village Forests (d) Community Forests
Ans. (a) Reserved Forests

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