What was the most important difference between the roles of tea plantations and railways in deforestation?

Correct answer: Forests were cleared for cultivable tea-plantation land, whereas railways needed routes for tracks and timber for sleepers

Large forest areas were cleared to create land suitable for tea cultivation. Railways, in contrast, cleared routes for tracks and required enormous quantities of timber for railway sleepers. Thus, both contributed to deforestation, but through different primary demands. Option B wrongly reverses these roles. Exam tip: link plantations with land clearance and railways with sleepers and track routes.