Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements regarding the objectives of India’s forest policy:

  1. To bring approximately 33 per cent of the country’s geographical area under forest cover.
  2. To maintain environmental stability and restore forests where ecological balance has been disturbed.
  3. To conserve natural heritage, biological diversity and the genetic pool.
  4. To prioritise commercial timber extraction over the needs of forest-dependent communities.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3 only
  2. 1 and 4 only
  3. 2, 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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