Which of the following was the opinion of colonial states regarding forests?

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No man’s land

Unproductive and wild

Source of revenue

Sign of a balanced ecosystem

answer is B.

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The forests of India were viewed by colonial rulers as unproductive and filled with wilderness. Forest land served as a source of income for colonial states. For the purpose of building specific structures that suited their demands, colonial rulers destroyed several forests and even put into effect their regulations regarding India's forests. The usage of resources, particularly forests, was fundamentally changed by colonialism. Forest land was common property prior to the British invasion, but they put restrictions on activities like grazing and collecting wood by the local forest inhabitants once they gained control. The area under the forests started to get smaller as a result of colonialism.

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