Question

Which of the following is/are not true regarding reserved forests?

• A. Forests directly under the control of the government.
• B. There are restrictions on lumbering but the locals are allowed to collect wood and graze animals.
• C. More than half of the forest cover in India are reserved forests.
• D. About one third of the total forest cover in India are reserved forests.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

The correct options are
B There are restrictions on lumbering but the locals are allowed to collect wood and graze animals.
D About one third of the total forest cover in India are reserved forests.

Reserved forests are those forests that are directly under the control of the government. More than half of the forest cover in India are reserved forests. In reserved forests, all activities such as hunting, lumbering, and grazing are banned.