Environmental Historiography of India Online Test

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Environmental Historiography of India

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge of the Environmental Historiography of India.
Number of Questions: 14
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Who is considered the father of environmental history in India?

Ramachandra Guha
Madhav Gadgil
Anil Agarwal
Sunita Narain

Which of the following is not a major theme in the environmental historiography of India?

Deforestation
Water pollution
Climate change
Industrialization

Which of the following is a major source of information for environmental historians of India?

Colonial records
Oral histories
Archaeological evidence
All of the above

Which of the following is a major challenge facing environmental historians of India?

Lack of data
Political sensitivity of the topic
Methodological difficulties
All of the above

What is the main argument of Ramachandra Guha's book, The Unquiet Woods?

That deforestation in the Himalayas was caused by British colonial policies
That deforestation in the Himalayas was caused by peasant agriculture
That deforestation in the Himalayas was caused by a combination of factors
That deforestation in the Himalayas was not a major problem

What is the main argument of Madhav Gadgil's book, Ecological History of India?

That India's environmental problems are rooted in its colonial past
That India's environmental problems are rooted in its cultural traditions
That India's environmental problems are rooted in its economic development
That India's environmental problems are rooted in all of the above

What is the main argument of Anil Agarwal's book, The State of India's Environment?

That India's environmental problems are caused by poverty
That India's environmental problems are caused by population growth
That India's environmental problems are caused by industrialization
That India's environmental problems are caused by all of the above

What is the main argument of Sunita Narain's book, The Politics of Environment in India?

That India's environmental problems are caused by the government's policies
That India's environmental problems are caused by the actions of corporations
That India's environmental problems are caused by the actions of individuals
That India's environmental problems are caused by all of the above

What is the main focus of the journal Environment and History?

The environmental history of India
The environmental history of the world
The environmental history of both India and the world
None of the above

What is the main focus of the conference The Indian History Congress?

The history of India
The environmental history of India
The environmental history of the world
None of the above

What is the main focus of the website The Environmental History of India?

The environmental history of India
The environmental history of the world
The environmental history of both India and the world
None of the above

What is the main focus of the book series Studies in Environmental History?

The environmental history of India
The environmental history of the world
The environmental history of both India and the world
None of the above

What is the main focus of the course Environmental History of India?

The environmental history of India
The environmental history of the world
The environmental history of both India and the world
None of the above

What is the main focus of the research project The Environmental History of India?

The environmental history of India
The environmental history of the world
The environmental history of both India and the world
None of the above

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