Question

With reference to Common Property Land Resources (CPLR) in India, consider the following statements.
1. CPLRs constitute over fifty per cent of country’s land area.
2. CPLRs can be managed solely by the village panchayat.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. Only 1
• B. Only 2
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D None of the above

CPRs are resources accessible to and collectively owned\held\managed by an identifiable community and on which no individual has exclusive property rights are called common property resources.
Statement 1: It is 15% Percentage of Common Property Land Resources in total geographical area.
CPRs include all resources like village pastures and grazing grounds, village forest etc.