Forest Society and Colonialism — Social Science STD 9 — Question
Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceForest Society and Colonialism1 Mark
Question
Dietrich Brandis was the:
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Answer
First Inspector General of Forests in India.
Explanation:
He was a German expert, who was called for advice by the Britishers and was made the first Inspector General of Forests in India.
Brandis formulated new forest rule. Brandis set up the Indian Forest Service in 1864 and helped formulate the Indian Forest Act of 1865. He founded the Imperial Forest Research Institute at Dehradun in 1906. He introduced new system scientific forestry or commercial forestry.
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