What benefit did the government get by creating forest categories?

Correct answer: Control over forests became easier

Correct answer: A. Forest categories divided forest areas according to the government’s administrative purpose and the degree of control it wanted to exercise. Such classification made it easier to mark boundaries, decide which activities were allowed, restrict customary use and supervise timber extraction. In the colonial context, classification was therefore not merely a description of nature; it was also a tool of administration and authority. A is correct because categories helped the government organise rules and enforce control. B is unrelated to forests. C is wrong because classification did not stop all taxation. D is wrong because categorising forests did not guarantee that they would remain untouched; some were managed or exploited for official and commercial purposes. Memory cue: classification can become control when each category receives different rules and rights.