Colonial forest policy
Colonial forest policy is a Environment concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2022). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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प्रस्तुत उताऱ्यावरून खालीलपैकी कोणते निष्कर्ष काढता येतात ?
(a)जंगलसंवर्धन व जंगलांचा उपयोग या एकमेकांवर अवलंबून क्रिया आहेत.
(b)देवदार आणि निलगिरी वृक्षांची खूप लागवड आपण करू नये.
(c)वसाहतवादी धोरण जंगले नष्ट होण्यास कारणीभूत आहे.
(d)व्यापाराशी संबंधित मागणीवर आधारित बाजारपेठीय अर्थव्यवस्था जंगलावर अवलंबून नाही.
Based on passages concerning environmental history and forestry, conservation and utilization are interdependent, colonial policies destroyed forests, and specific exotic trees like eucalyptus/deodar have plantation limitations, while statement (d) is factually incorrect as market demand heavily impacts forests.
वसाहतवादाचे परिणाम कोणते ? What are the effects of colonialism ?
(a)जंगलांचा केवळ बाजारपेठेसाठी विचार / Forests considered only for market benefits
(b)जंगलसंपत्तीमुळे संघर्ष निर्माण / Conflicts generated due to forest wealth
(c)एककल्मी उद्दिष्टे असणारे वनीकरण अमलात आणले गेले / Monoculture objectives of forestry were implemented
(d)जंगालातील जैवविविधता नष्ट / Loss of biodiversity in the forests
Colonial rule led to commercial exploitation of forests, conflicts over resources, promotion of monoculture for timber/revenue, and severe loss of biodiversity.