Q's on Forests
(Q.)
What is Devsari or Dand?
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(Ans)
Devsari or Dand was a small token fee paid by people of other villages bordering thevillages of Bastar. It was charged when someone from the other village wanted to have some forest products fromBastar.
(Q.)How did the forest laws initiate the scope of employment?
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(Ans)
Many communities left their traditional occupation and started trading of forest products or other economic activities. For example, the Mundurucu people in Brazil who started collecting latex from wild rubber trees became totally dependent on rubber trades in the later years.
(Q.)
Who could hunt according to the new Forest Law?
(1 Mark)
(Ans)
The customary practice of hunting was strictly prohibited by the Forest Law.Any offenders of this law were punished for poaching. However, British people themselves continued the hunting of big animals like tiger, lion etc.
(Q.)How did the Forest Act affect the common man's life in India?
(1 Mark)
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The Forest Act in 1865 proved to be a hardship for common villagers inIndia. Cutting wood for their fuel requirement and grazing their cattles became illegal. They started stealing forest woods by giving bribes toforest guards.
(Q.)What was the theory of scientific forestry?
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In the theory of scientific forestry, natural forests were cut down and the same areas were planted by same type of trees instraight rows in such a way that those trees would be ready to becut within a few years. This was called the plantation .In this system, it was possible to calculate how much of the plantation area was to be cut every year
(Q.)
What were Brandis’ contributions in preserving Indian forest resources?
(1 Mark)
(Ans)
Dietrich Brandis, the First Inspector General of Forest Department, established the Indian Forest Service in 1864. He suggestedthat a proper system should be introducedto protect the forest. He helped in formulating the Indian Forest Act of 1865.
(Q.)Who was Dietrich Brandis?
What is Devsari or Dand?
(1 Mark)
(Ans)
Devsari or Dand was a small token fee paid by people of other villages bordering thevillages of Bastar. It was charged when someone from the other village wanted to have some forest products fromBastar.
(Q.)How did the forest laws initiate the scope of employment?
(1 Mark)
(Ans)
Many communities left their traditional occupation and started trading of forest products or other economic activities. For example, the Mundurucu people in Brazil who started collecting latex from wild rubber trees became totally dependent on rubber trades in the later years.
(Q.)
Who could hunt according to the new Forest Law?
(1 Mark)
(Ans)
The customary practice of hunting was strictly prohibited by the Forest Law.Any offenders of this law were punished for poaching. However, British people themselves continued the hunting of big animals like tiger, lion etc.
(Q.)How did the Forest Act affect the common man's life in India?
(1 Mark)
(Ans)
The Forest Act in 1865 proved to be a hardship for common villagers inIndia. Cutting wood for their fuel requirement and grazing their cattles became illegal. They started stealing forest woods by giving bribes toforest guards.
(Q.)What was the theory of scientific forestry?
(1 Mark)
(Ans)
In the theory of scientific forestry, natural forests were cut down and the same areas were planted by same type of trees instraight rows in such a way that those trees would be ready to becut within a few years. This was called the plantation .In this system, it was possible to calculate how much of the plantation area was to be cut every year
(Q.)
What were Brandis’ contributions in preserving Indian forest resources?
(1 Mark)
(Ans)
Dietrich Brandis, the First Inspector General of Forest Department, established the Indian Forest Service in 1864. He suggestedthat a proper system should be introducedto protect the forest. He helped in formulating the Indian Forest Act of 1865.
(Q.)Who was Dietrich Brandis?