Question

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 'Enrichment plantation' was introduced by the British in India.

2. 'Enrichment Plantation' makes biodiversity sustainable.

• A. Only 1 is correct
• B. Only 2 is correct
• C. Both 1 and 2 are correct
• D. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Only 1 is correct

The British Government appointed German expert Dietrich Brand as the first Inspector General of Forest. He recommended the formation of rules and regulations of Forest Management and helped formulate the Indian forest Act, 1865. Scientific forestry was introduced when the forests were cleared for plantation.