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Around 1890, who of Randublatung village began questioning Dutch state ownership of Java's forests?

AGunda Dhur of Bastar
BDirk van Hogendorp
CBirsa Munda of Ranchi
DSurontiko Samin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Surontiko Samin
1. He argued the state had not made wind, water, earth or wood. 2. Surontiko Samin led the movement. 3. By 1907, 3,000 families followed him. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World I, Chapter 4, Forest Society and Colonialism._
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