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upsc-p1-environment-forests-conservation MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Match List I with List II: List I (Institution) A. Forest Survey of India B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs C. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change D. State forest departments List II (Primary role in this context) 1. Nodal ministry for implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2. Management of recorded forests 3. Measurement of forest and tree resources 4. Processing of forest-conservation approvals through PARIVESH Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Forest Survey of India measures forest and tree resources; the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal ministry for Forest Rights Act implementation; the environment ministry processes forest-conservation approvals through PARIVESH; and state forest departments manage recorded forests. Therefore, option C gives the correct matching.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. Forest cover and recorded forest area are identical because both depend on government notifications. 2. A recorded forest area may remain legally forest even when its present canopy is degraded. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect because forest cover is a canopy-based satellite category, whereas recorded forest area is a legal-administrative category based on records and notifications. Statement 2 is correct because degraded canopy does not by itself remove the land's recorded legal status.
Q3Consider the following statements about bamboo under Indian forest law: 1. The 2017 amendment to the Indian Forest Act removed bamboo grown in non-forest areas from the definition of tree for that Act. 2. Bamboo inside forests continues to be governed by forest and rights law. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. The 2017 amendment changed the treatment of bamboo grown outside forests under the Indian Forest Act, while bamboo within forests remains subject to forest and rights law.
Q4Arrange the following Himalayan vegetation belts from lower to higher altitude: A. Sub-alpine vegetation B. Himalayan foothill forests C. Alpine scrub D. Temperate forests Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Himalayan montane vegetation changes with altitude from foothill forests to temperate forests, then to sub-alpine vegetation and finally alpine scrub. Hence, option B gives the correct lower-to-higher sequence.
Q5With reference to the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023, consider the following statements: 1. It added exemptions for specified strategic linear projects within 100 km of international borders, the Line of Control or the Line of Actual Control. 2. It added a central power to issue directions to authorities or organisations for implementation. 3. It abolished the requirement of prior central approval for every diversion of forest land. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 describe changes made by the 2023 amendment. Statement 3 is incorrect: the amendment changed scope, exemptions and permitted activities, but it did not abolish prior central approval for every forest diversion.
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6Match List I with List II: List I (Case) A. RLEK v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 1985 B. T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India, 1996 C. Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India, 2011 D. Orissa Mining Corporation v. Ministry of Environment and Forests, 2013 List II (Core association) 1. Dictionary meaning of forest 2. Gram Sabha determination of religious, cultural and community rights in the Niyamgiri context 3. Early ecological litigation concerning limestone quarrying in the Doon Valley 4. Due process, regulatory scrutiny and safeguards in forest diversion Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7With reference to the constitutional framework for forests in India, consider the following statements: 1. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment moved forests from the State List to the Concurrent List. 2. Entry 17A of the Concurrent List covers forests. 3. Article 51A(g) places a fundamental duty on citizens to protect the natural environment. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8With reference to the forest-cover classes used in the India State of Forest Report, consider the following statements: 1. Open forest has canopy density from 10% to less than 40%. 2. Moderately dense forest has canopy density from 40% to less than 70%. 3. Scrub means any non-forest land with canopy density below 10%. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Arrange the following stages in the statutory pathway for determining claims under Section 6 of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, from the first to the last: A. The District Level Committee makes the final and binding decision. B. The Gram Sabha receives claims, verifies evidence and maps claimed areas. C. The Sub-Divisional Level Committee examines the Gram Sabha resolutions. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10With reference to the Forest Rights Act, 2006, consider the following statements: 1. Rights recognised under the Act are freely transferable. 2. Individual forest land rights are restricted to actual occupation and cannot exceed 4 hectares. 3. Rights-holders and Gram Sabha institutions have duties to protect wildlife, forests, biodiversity, catchments and water sources. Which of the statements given above are correct?