Question

In which year was the Madras Forest act passed?
A)1881
B)1880
C)1882
D)1885

Answer 1

Hint: Madras Forest act also known as Tamil Nadu forest Act. It was implemented by British Government.

Complete answer:
In the history of modern India, British people believed that the Indian framers were destroying the forests by doing their agricultural practices. They wanted to cultivate the forests by themselves and perform scientific forestry. Therefore, in order to stop the farmer, the Britishers made various laws to restrict the use of forests, but they themselves not stopped to exploit the forests for their commercial purpose. Therefore Madras Forest act was passed by British government, now let’s see when it was passed,

1)On 1881 Burma forest act was passed

2)On 1880 forest conservation act was passed

3)On 1882 madras forest act was passed

4)On 1885 Indian telegraph act was passed

Hence, the correct answer is option (C)

Note: When the Madras Act of 1882 was passed, 130 square miles in the Southern Circle17 were constituted reserve under Section 25 of this Act. The Madras Act is framed on the same general lines as the Indian and Burma Acts, but is improved in several points. The chapter on the constitution of Reserve is more logically arranged and the procedure is somewhat simplified.