4.4 Multiple Choice Questions :
1. What was needed as fuel to run the locomotives ?
a) Wood b) Light c) Gas d) Kerosene
2. Large areas of natural forests were cleared in India to make way for tea, coffee and__________.
a) Jute b) Rubber c) Cotton d) Silk
3. We always see the expansion of cultivation as a sign of ___________.
a) Degress b) Progress c) Regress d) Express
4. In 1600 India’s land mass which was under cultivation was approximately __________.
a) One tenth b) One eight c) One sixth d) One fourth
5. In which country were the oak forests disappearing by the early nineteenth century ?
a) Germany b) France c) England d) Italy
6. The colonial government took over the forest from India and gave vast areas at cheap rates to the planters of ___________.
a) America b) Africa c) France d) Europe
7. By the 1820’s England sent search parties to explore the forest resource of _________.
a) India b) South Africa c) China d) England
8. The British wanted forest in order to build ships and ___________.
a) Cars b) Buses c) Railways d) Motor cycle
9. Between 1700 to 1995 the world’s large forest area was cleared for industrial use, cultivation, cultivation, pastures and __________.
a) Minerals b) Fuel wood c) Villages d) Cities
10. As the population increased over the centuries the peasants extended the boundaries of __________.
a) Forest b) Villages c) Cities d) Cultivation
Answers :
1. a) Wood 2. b) Rubber 3. b) Progress 4. c) One sixth 5. c) England
6. d) Europe 7. a) India 8. c) Railways 9. b) Fuel wood 10. d) Cultivation .