How did the policy of reserved forests affect shifting cultivators?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Restrictions and control increased over their traditional cultivation
Colonial forest policy treated shifting cultivation as a problem and limited it. Exam tip: connect shifting cultivation with forest policy.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Restrictions and control increased over their traditional cultivation
Why is this the correct answer?
Colonial forest policy treated shifting cultivation as a problem and limited it. Exam tip: connect shifting cultivation with forest policy.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Forest Society and Colonialism. Topic: Rebellion in the Forest.