COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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protected forests
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village forests
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reserved forests
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Forest Act of 1878 had divided the forests into three categories: Reserved forest Protected forest Village forest The Protected Forests were the forests having the best resources. The villagers could not take any resources from these forests, even for the sake of their own consumption.
Detailed explanation-2: -Forest acts a few forests producing deodar or sal trees were declared Reserved Forests. These trees were considered valuable timber by the British. So, pastoralists were not allowed to enter these reserved forests.
Detailed explanation-3: -The best forests were called ‘reserved forests’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer for your question is option (A)-Reserved forests. Reserve forests: The forests which are prohibited to villagers to take advantages from it are known as reserved forests. The reserved forests are considered as best forests.
Detailed explanation-5: -A reserved forest (also called a reserve forest) and protected forest in India are forests accorded a certain degree of protection.