9th Class Social Science Forest Society & Colonialism Question Bank Very Short Answer Type Questions - Forest Society and Colonialism

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    State the reasons why shifting cultivation was banned under European colonialism in India

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    European foresters felt that land used cultivation every few years could not grow trees for railway timber. Moreover, when a forest was burnt, there was a danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber. Shifting cultivation also made it harder for the government to calculate taxes. Therefore, they banned shifting cultivation.


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