COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Question
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The forest department cut trees freely to meet British war needs
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Cutting of trees was strictly prohibited for everyone, including the British
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More and more trees were planted to give employment to Indians
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In India, the forest department cut trees freely to meet British War needs. The British needed to strengthen their Navy and timber was needed to build warships.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first Forest Policy adopted by British Colonial Government in 1894 aimed at a custodial and timber-oriented management. The post-independence Forest Policy of 1952 recommended that 33% of the area of the country be brought under forest cover.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Japanese forced the Javanese villagers to cut down their forests for wood. Many villagers took over the cut down regions for agriculture. In India, the forest service freely cut down the forest to meet the war requirements and most of these regions were taken over for agriculture.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main causes responsible for the deforestation in India during the British rule were: Population growth which in return led to the growth in demand for food, and extension of land under cultivation at the stake of forests.
Detailed explanation-5: -It caused irreparable environmental damage, jeopardized the livelihood of communities who subsisted on forests, and became the role model of India’s post independence forest management, thus ensuring its insidious continuity.