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Forest Clearance MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 2 Forest Clearance questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Assertion (A): The MoEFCC granted in-principle forest clearance to divert 1,742.6 hectares of Hasdeo-Arand forest for the Kente Extension Coal Block.\nReason (R): A 2021 biodiversity assessment by the Wildlife Institute of India and ICFRE had highlighted the Hasdeo-Arand landscape's significance for elephants.\nSelect the correct answer using the codes below:
Both statements are factually true as per the source. The MoEFCC did grant in-principle forest clearance for 1,742.6 hectares, and the 2021 WII-ICFRE assessment did highlight the area's significance for elephants. However, the Reason does not explain the Assertion: the clearance was granted by accepting the Forest Advisory Committee's recommendation, not because of the elephant-significance finding (which in fact recommended against mining). Hence both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Q2With reference to the in-principle forest clearance for the Kente Extension Coal Block (KECB), consider the following statements: 1. The coal mined from the block will feed power plants located in Chhattisgarh. 2. The coal block was allotted to RVUNL in October 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect: the coal will feed the Chhabra and Suratgarh power plants located in Rajasthan, not Chhattisgarh. Statement 2 is incorrect: the block was allotted to RVUNL in October 2015, not October 2025. Hence neither statement is correct.
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