Forest Society and Colonialism - Assertion & Reason

Directions: In the following 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 the 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.

Q1 Assertion (A): The First and Second World War had a major impact on forests.

Assertion (A): The First and Second World War had a major impact on forests.

Reason (R): In India, trees were cut to meet British war needs.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the 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.

Answer: (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Q2 Assertion (A): The Forest Department made new laws and rules to protect the new forests it was planting.

Assertion (A): The Forest Department made new laws and rules to protect the new forests it was planting.

Reason (R): Through these rules, it tried to ensure that the old forests did not vanish completely but were cut more carefully.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the 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.

Answer: (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Q3 Assertion (A): Scientific Forestry was implemented during the colonial period in India.

Assertion (A): Scientific Forestry was implemented during the colonial period in India.

Reason (R): Policies of the British aimed to increase forest cover and protect natural resources.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the 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.

Answer: (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Q4 Assertion (A): People of Bastar were most worried during the colonial rule.

Assertion (A): People of Bastar were most worried during the colonial rule.

Reason (R): The colonial government (British) proposed to reserve 2/3rd of the forests in 1905 and stop shifting cultivation, hunting and collection of forest produce.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the 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.

Answer: (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Q5 Assertion (A): New opportunities in trade of forest products improved the life of the forest people.

Assertion (A): New opportunities in trade of forest products improved the life of the forest people.

Reason (R): Forest communities were recruited to work on tea plantations in Assam.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the 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.

Answer: (d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.