Question

The Forest Act of 1878 divided forests into ___________________.

• A. reserved and protected forests.
• B. protected and village forests.
• C. bio-sphere reserves and wild life sanctuaries.
• D. reserved, protected and village forests.

Answer 1

The correct option is A reserved and protected forests.

After the Forest Act was enacted in 1865, it was amended twice, once in 1878 and then in 1927. The 1878 Act divided forests into three categories reserved, protected and village forests.

Hence, the correct option is $\text{A}$