What could happen to local grazing in reserved forests?

Correct answer: It could be banned or limited

The direct answer is D: grazing in a reserved forest could be banned or limited. Reserved forests were placed under the strongest colonial control because the government wanted to protect and commercially manage valuable timber. Officials could restrict entry, grazing, cutting wood, collecting produce, hunting, or shifting cultivation. Therefore local people could not assume that their earlier grazing rights would continue everywhere. Option D is correct because it says grazing could be prohibited or regulated. Option A is wrong because grazing was not automatically open everywhere in reserved forests. Option B is irrelevant and wrong because grazing is a land-use activity, not something linked to the sea. Option C is wrong because grazing does not become farming; animals feeding on pasture and cultivating crops are different activities. The exact rule could vary by place and permission, so “could be banned or limited” is more accurate than saying it was always completely banned. Memory cue: reserved forest means reserved rights, especially restricted grazing.