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Environment & EcologyEnvironmental Laws, Policies and InstitutionsForest Conservation Law and Forest GovernanceMedium (editorial estimate)
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Type:
Statement based
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
Forest Rights Act and bamboo · Forest Conservation Law and Forest Governance
Related topics:
Fifth and Sixth Schedules and Tribal Areas

Classification and difficulty are editorial labels. Explanations are awaiting review.

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Consider the following statements: 1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas. 2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce. 3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Question 55 · Forest Conservation Law and Forest Governance · Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2019 (GS)

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2019 · GS · Question 55