History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
Which of these are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. The Forest Act of 1865 merely empowered the state to assert control over forest resources that it immediately required, while still acknowledging a need to respect the existing rights of forest users
- 2. The Forest Act of 1878 established the basic categories of 'Reserved' and 'Protected' forests
- 3. Under the Forest Act of 1878, reserve forests were made an exclusive state monopoly
- 4. The Forest Act of 1878 allowed people slash-and-burn shifting agriculture in Reserved forests
- 5. The Forest Act of 1878 allowed grazing in Reserve forests
A1 and 2 only
B1, 2 and 3 only ✓ Correct
C1, 2, 3 and 4 only
D1, 2, 3 and 5 only
Correct answer: (B) 1, 2 and 3 only — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3 only.
★The Indian Forest Act of 1865 merely empowered the state to assert control over forest resources.
★The Forest Act of 1878 divided forests into Reserved, Protected and Village forests.
★Under it the reserve forests were made an exclusive state monopoly, removing local rights.
★Villagers could not take anything from the reserved forests for their own use.
★The Act did not allow shifting agriculture or grazing in the reserved forests, so the fourth and fifth statements are wrong.
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