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18. In England, timber of Oak trees were used for _____________.
(a) Building Ships (b) Carpentry
(c) Building railway tracks (d) None of these
Ans. (a) Building Ships
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19. The ‘scorched earth policy’ was followed by
(a) Dutch in Java (b) Japanese in Java (c) British in India (d) French in Vietnam
Ans. (a) Dutch in Java

20. Sacred groves are known as ______________.
(a) sarnas, kan, rai, devarakudu (b) dahiya, penda, bewar
(c) nevad, jhum, penda (d) semur, chena, tarvi
Ans. (a) sarnas, kan, rai, devarakudu

21. Fee paid by people from one village to another
(a) devsari (b) land rent (c) grazing tax (d) revenue
Ans. (a) devsari

22. Birsa Munda belonged to which place?
(a) Jharkhand (b) Maharashtra (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Chota Nagpur
Ans. (d) Chota Nagpur

23. Bastar is located in which state?
(a) Chhatisgarh (b) Jharkhand (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar
Ans. (a) Chhatisgarh

24. Tendu leaves are used in ____________ making.
(a) plates (b) bidis (c) basket (d) umbrella
Ans. (b) bidis

25. Name the river which flows through Bastar.
(a) Ganga (b) Indravati (c) Yamuna (d) Betwa
Ans. (b) Indravati

II. Assertion Reason Based Questions
In the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the statements and choose the correct option.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
1. Assertion (A): In the Colonial period, cultivation expanded rapidly.
Reason (R): Between 1880 and 1920, cultivated area rose by 6.7 million hectares.
Ans. (a)

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