Available Answers

1. 1.

   Who do you think was wrong-Amrita Devi or Girdharidas?

2. 2.

   In which state of modern India is the story set?

3. 3.

   Who are the Bishnois?

4. 4.

   Tick (√) the correct answer in each.

   1. Who was Amrita Devi?
      1. the author
      2. a Bishnoi woman
      3. a senior officer
      4. none ot these
   2. Girdharidas told the gathering that the wood was
      1. not needed
      2. to be sold
      3. needed to burn garbage
      4. needed to burn lime
   3. Jambhoji formulated _______________ principles for the protection of herbivores and trees.
      1. twenty-seven
      2. twenty-eight
      3. twenty-nine
      4. thirty
5. 5.

   Why did the Bishnois watch the felling of the green khejri helplessly?

6. 6.

   How did Amrita Devi oppose the felling of the khejri tree? How did the officer respond to her opposition?